32 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38
- 2021: 32
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gilbert River · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gilbert River
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Gilbert River is now 51, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated place has only 32 people, with a population structure heavily weighted towards older adults.
32
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- 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 Gilbert River — lower than 80% of areas.
| Gilbert River | 32 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. Only 32 people live here, making it smaller than about 79% of similar areas.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 rate of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 37.5%, while the proportion of seniors is well below the state average.
12.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gilbert River, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 50%, followed by Youth (15–24) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the Queensland rate of 4.6%. More than half of the population have never been married, while 43.8% are married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Gilbert River, Never married is the majority at 55%; Married is next at 45%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Gilbert River
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gilbert River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31118/gilbert-river/topic/demographics-identity