664 ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 461
- 2016: 617
- 2021: 664
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Donnybrook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Donnybrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Donnybrook is 58, making this area far older than the national average. This aging profile is a defining feature of the local population, where over a third of residents are seniors. The community is larger than most similar areas, with 664 people living here.
664
▲ +44.0%
- 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 Donnybrook — higher than 69% of areas.
| Donnybrook | 664 |
|---|---|
| 4510, QLD | 55,940 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 58 is among the highest for its level and 20 years older than the Queensland and national figures. Donnybrook has a total population of 664 people.
58 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 34.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 8.3% of the area, a figure well below the Australian average.
34.8% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.3% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Donnybrook splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Around 2.7% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate about the same as the Australian average.
2.7% ▲ +39.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Donnybrook, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (25%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Donnybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30862/donnybrook/topic/demographics-identity