2,376 ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,692
- 2016: 2,119
- 2021: 2,376
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dayboro · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dayboro
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 2,300 people now live in Dayboro, making it larger than about 82% of similar areas. The community is notably family-oriented, with a child population that is well above the national figure. While the typical resident is 40, the area remains younger than many other places of its kind.
2,376
▲ +40.4%
- 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 Dayboro — higher than 80% of areas.
| Dayboro | 2,376 |
|---|---|
| 4521, QLD | 5,174 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40, which is a little older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. There are 2,376 people living in the area.
40 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 22.8% of the population, which is well above the national rate of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the area is younger than most similar places, while those aged 65 and over are a little below the state average.
14.7% ▲ +52.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.8% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dayboro splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married at 62.1%, while those in de facto relationships make up 9.7%, which is well below the Queensland figure. About 2.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Australian average.
2.3% ▲ +83.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▲ +47.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dayboro, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
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 Dayboro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30816/dayboro/topic/demographics-identity