1,387 ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,257
- 2016: 1,405
- 2021: 1,387
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Doomadgee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Doomadgee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 90% of the people in Doomadgee identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a very young community where the typical resident is only 25, making it far younger than the national average.
1,387
▲ +10.3%
- 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 Doomadgee — higher than 75% of areas.
| Doomadgee | 1,387 |
|---|---|
| 4830, QLD | 1,739 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 1,387 residents, Doomadgee is larger than about 77% of similar areas. The typical person here is 25, which is 13 years younger than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
25 yrs ▲ +13.6%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22 yrs
- 2016: 21 yrs
- 2021: 25 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 31.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain the very young age profile, while the 2.6% of people aged 65 and over is among the lowest seen in similar areas.
2.6% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
31.4% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Doomadgee splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Youth (15–24) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 89.3% of the community, far above the Queensland figure. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here at 34.6% compared to 11.5% nationally.
89.3% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.8%
- 2016: 93.4%
- 2021: 89.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
34.6% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Doomadgee, Never married is the majority at 78%; Married is next at 16%.
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 Doomadgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30865/doomadgee/topic/demographics-identity