131 ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 130
- 2016: 191
- 2021: 131
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dauan Island · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dauan Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 90% of the 131 people living on Dauan Island identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a remarkably young community where children make up nearly half the population, and the typical resident is only 21 years old.
131
▲ +0.8%
- 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 Dauan Island — lower than 54% of areas.
| Dauan Island | 131 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | 7,526 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is just 21, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. Dauan Island is smaller than about 53% of similar areas.
21 yrs ▼ -12.5%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 20 yrs
- 2021: 21 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 45.8% of the population, far above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, there are no people aged 65 and over living here.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
45.8% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dauan Island, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 47%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Older adults (45–64) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 89.3% of the community, far above the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Most residents have never married (64.5%), and those in de facto relationships are a little below the national average.
89.3% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.7%
- 2016: 90.1%
- 2021: 89.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▼ -57.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dauan Island, Never married is the majority at 65%; Married is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Dauan Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dauan Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30814/dauan-island/topic/demographics-identity