52 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79
- 2021: 52
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dittmer · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dittmer
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Dittmer, where the typical person is 49. This sparsely populated place has a small community of just 52 people, with a very high proportion of seniors.
52
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- 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 Dittmer — lower than 71% of areas.
| Dittmer | 52 |
|---|---|
| 4800, QLD | 10,081 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Dittmer is a small area with only 52 residents. The typical resident is 49 years old, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 30.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 9.6% compared to 18.2% across Australia.
30.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.6% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dittmer splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (37%) and Seniors (65+) (35%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average of 3.2%. Around 15.4% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dittmer, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (24%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Dittmer
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dittmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30852/dittmer/topic/demographics-identity