95 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 78
- 2021: 95
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dalma · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dalma
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A notably older population marks daily life in Dalma, where the typical resident is 43. With 95 people living across the area, the community is smaller than most similar places and has a very high proportion of seniors.
95
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- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dalma — lower than 60% of areas.
| Dalma | 95 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 29,819 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Dalma is 43, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents make up a large part of the area, with those aged 65 and over at 26.3%, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.7% of the population, which is well below the state and national figures.
26.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dalma splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (69.6%), while the share of people in de facto relationships is much lower than in most other areas.
8.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dalma, Married is the majority at 71%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Dalma
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dalma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30796/dalma/topic/demographics-identity