Durham · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Durham

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

A typical resident in Durham is just 33, making the area noticeably younger than both the Queensland and national figures. This sparsely populated place has only 31 residents and a population structure heavily weighted toward working-age adults.

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Where Durham sits — Total population

31
  • 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 Durham — lower than 81% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Durham31
4492, QLD 322
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Durham is smaller than about 80% of similar areas, with a total population of 31 people.

31

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36
  • 2021: 31

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

33 yrs

Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38 yrs
  • 2021: 33 yrs

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

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

There are no children under 15 living here, which is far below the national figure. Seniors make up 12.9% of the population, a figure well below that of Queensland and Australia.

12.9%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Durham splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Youth (15–24) at 27%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national averages. Most residents have never been married, accounting for 71% of the population.

Marital status

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In Durham, Never married is the majority at 71%; Married is next at 29%.

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: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 4 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 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: 4 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 6 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 5 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Durham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30907/durham/topic/demographics-identity