96 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 97
- 2021: 96
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Damascus · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Damascus
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Damascus is 58 years old, which is far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated area has a distinct age profile where seniors and older adults make up two-thirds of the population.
96
—
- 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 Damascus — lower than 60% of areas.
| Damascus | 96 |
|---|---|
| 4671, QLD | 6,285 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Damascus has a total population of 96 people, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas. The typical age here is 58, which is 20 years older than the usual resident in Queensland or Australia.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 33.3% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This explains why children under 15 are much less common here at 15.6%.
33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Damascus splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (36%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here at 20.5%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Damascus, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (23%) and Divorced (23%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Damascus
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Damascus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30802/damascus/topic/demographics-identity