470 ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 441
- 2016: 489
- 2021: 470
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Geham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Geham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Geham is far older than the national figure, with a median age of 47. This makes the area older than most similar places. The population has grown to 470 people, and it is now larger than about 67% of comparable areas.
470
▲ +6.6%
- 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 Geham — higher than 64% of areas.
| Geham | 470 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 31,026 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 47 years old, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 only 14.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This contributes to an older age structure, where older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 33%.
18.1% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Geham, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (19%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure about the same as the Australian average. Marriage is common here, with 61.1% of people married, while those in de facto relationships are well below the state and national figures at 5.9%.
3.2% ▲ +56.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.9% ▲ +100.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Geham, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Geham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31109/geham/topic/demographics-identity