Danbulla · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Danbulla

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Danbulla is 57 years old, making this area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated place has only 88 residents and a population skewed heavily towards older adults and seniors.

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📍 Danbulla, Suburb / Locality

Where Danbulla sits — Total population

88
  • 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 Danbulla — lower than 62% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Danbulla88
4872, QLD 4,248
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

With only 88 people living here, Danbulla is smaller than about 61% of similar areas. The population is far older than the Queensland and Australian averages, with a typical age of 57.

88

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47
  • 2021: 88

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

57 yrs

Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 56 yrs
  • 2021: 57 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 make up only 13.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This helps explain why there are so many seniors here, as those aged 65 and over make up 22.7% of the area.

22.7%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.0%
  • 2021: 22.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

13.6%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Danbulla, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

About 4.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Australian average. Most people are married, accounting for 58.3% of the population.

12.9%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Danbulla, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 26%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 9 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 7 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 5 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 8 males; 55–59: 6 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 4 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 6 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 5 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Danbulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30804/danbulla/topic/demographics-identity