182 ▼ -46.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 338
- 2016: 174
- 2021: 182
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Degilbo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Degilbo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of people in Degilbo are married, making it a community where couples are the norm. This is a notably older area, with a typical resident aged 56, which is far older than the national figure of 38. It is a small population of 182 people where seniors make up a very large proportion of the residents.
182
▼ -46.2%
- 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 Degilbo — higher than 51% of areas.
| Degilbo | 182 |
|---|---|
| 4621, QLD | 1,808 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 56, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. Degilbo's population of 182 is larger than about 53% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 37.9% of the population, a figure far above the 17% seen across Australia. This high number of older residents is matched by a lack of children, with those under 15 making up only 12.6% of the area.
37.9% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.6% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Degilbo, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 16.4% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 2.7% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average.
2.7% ▲ +54.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▲ +91.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Degilbo, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 22%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Degilbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30827/degilbo/topic/demographics-identity