413 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 398
- 2016: 388
- 2021: 413
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dolphin Heads · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dolphin Heads
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Ten years older than the typical resident in Queensland or Australia, Dolphin Heads is a mature community where the usual age is 48. This gap is driven by a low number of children and a large proportion of middle-aged adults. The population currently stands at 413 people.
413
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Dolphin Heads — higher than 62% of areas.
| Dolphin Heads | 413 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | 85,500 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 48, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38. This makes the area's age profile higher than most similar places.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 only 14% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 40.4%.
17.4% ▲ +231.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dolphin Heads, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.9% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships account for 14.2%, a little above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
2.9% ▲ +93.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dolphin Heads, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Dolphin Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30860/dolphin-heads/topic/demographics-identity