7,788 ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,177
- 2016: 7,487
- 2021: 7,788
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Durack · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Durack
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than one in five residents are aged 65 or over in Durack, a figure well above the national average. This creates a community where a large proportion of seniors live alongside a significant number of children, with the typical resident being 39 years old.
7,788
▲ +26.1%
- 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 Durack — higher than 87% of areas.
| Durack | 7,788 |
|---|---|
| 4077, QLD | 35,805 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Durack is among the largest areas at this level with 7,788 people. The typical resident is 39, making them a little older than the average person in Queensland and Australia.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 21.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Children under 15 account for 18.5%, a rate that is about the same as the rest of the country.
21.1% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Durack splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A small number of people are in de facto relationships at 7.4%, which is well below the Queensland and Australian rates. About 2.7% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
2.7% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.4% ▲ +0.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Durack, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30905/durack/topic/demographics-identity