Doughboy · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Doughboy

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

A far older population defines Doughboy, where the typical resident is 58 years old. This sparsely populated area is now almost exclusively home to seniors, with no children under 15 living here.

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📍 Doughboy, Suburb / Locality

Where Doughboy sits — Total population

22 —
  • 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 Doughboy — lower than 85% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Doughboy22
4671, QLD 6,285
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Doughboy is a very small community of just 22 people. Its residents are far older than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia, with a typical age 20 years higher than the national figure.

22 —

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24
  • 2021: 22

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

58 yrs —

Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 56 yrs
  • 2021: 58 yrs

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

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The age profile is heavily skewed towards seniors, who make up 59.1% of the population. This is far above the national figure of 17.2%, while there are no children or young adults in the area.

59.1% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.2%
  • 2021: 59.1%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Doughboy, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 76%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 24%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average. Half of the residents are married, while 45% are divorced.

Marital status

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Doughboy splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Divorced (38%), with Never married at 21%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 5 males; 65–69: 5 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Doughboy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30869/doughboy/topic/demographics-identity