46 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34
- 2021: 46
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gigoomgan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gigoomgan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 17 years separates the typical resident in Gigoomgan from the national average. This sparsely populated area is far older than most of Australia, with a population of just 46 people and no children under 15.
46
—
- 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 Gigoomgan — lower than 74% of areas.
| Gigoomgan | 46 |
|---|---|
| 4620, QLD | 448 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 55, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38 years.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 in the area, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.1% of the population, a figure well above the Queensland average.
26.1% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gigoomgan splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 21.9% of the area, which is far above the national average of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below both state and national levels.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Gigoomgan splits fairly evenly between Married (46%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 12%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Gigoomgan
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gigoomgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31117/gigoomgan/topic/demographics-identity