135 —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 170
- 2021: 135
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Drinan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Drinan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents define the community in Drinan, where the typical person is 48 years old. This is 10 years older than the national figure, creating a local atmosphere dominated by mature adults and seniors rather than young families.
135
—
- 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 Drinan — lower than 54% of areas.
| Drinan | 135 |
|---|---|
| 4671, QLD | 6,285 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is relatively small with a total population of 135 people. Most residents are older than those in similar areas, with a typical age of 48.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of the population is aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 8.9% of the community, a figure well below the Queensland average.
25.2% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.9% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Drinan, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of the population is married, though those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas. Around 2.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.2% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Drinan, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Drinan
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Drinan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30880/drinan/topic/demographics-identity