Diwan · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Diwan

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

A typical resident in Diwan is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 51. This makes the area much older than most similar places. The population totals 169 people, which is larger than about 52% of areas at this level.

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Where Diwan sits — Total population

169
  • 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 Diwan — higher than 50% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Diwan169
4873, QLD 6,771
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical age of 51 is far older than both Queensland and Australia, where the usual age is 38.

169

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 153
  • 2021: 169

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

51 yrs

Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 53 yrs
  • 2021: 51 yrs

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

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 41.4%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 14.2%.

18.3%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

14.2%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 14.2%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Diwan, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (19%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 18.8%, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Those who have never married make up 43.6% of the population.

18.8%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.0%
  • 2021: 18.8%

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

Marital status

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In Diwan, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Married (34%) and Separated (9%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 3 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 5 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 9 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 14 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 7 males; 55–59: 11 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 11 males; 50–54: 7 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 7 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 13 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 5 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 4 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 4 males; 10–14: 4 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 3 males; 5–9: 8 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 3 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 Diwan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30853/diwan/topic/demographics-identity