326 ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 376
- 2016: 328
- 2021: 326
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Erub Island · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Erub Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 90% of people on Erub Island identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a young community of 326 people where children and young adults make up the bulk of the population. The typical resident is just 30 years old, which is far younger than the national figure.
326
▼ -13.3%
- 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 Erub Island — higher than 60% of areas.
| Erub Island | 326 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | 7,526 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 30, making the island far younger than the state and national figures by 8 years. This is among the lowest typical ages seen in similar areas.
30 yrs ▲ +25.0%
Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 30 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 27.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain the youthful feel of the island, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common than in most other areas.
8.9% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.9% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Erub Island splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Children (0–14) (29%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 89.6% of residents identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. People in de facto relationships are also far more common than across Australia, at 22.5%.
89.6% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.2%
- 2016: 94.5%
- 2021: 89.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.5% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Erub Island, Never married is the majority at 63%; Married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Erub Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Erub Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30983/erub-island/topic/demographics-identity