1,518 ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,467
- 2016: 1,442
- 2021: 1,518
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gooburrum · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gooburrum
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the people in Gooburrum are married, reflecting a mature community where the typical resident is 49. This makes the area far older than both the Queensland and national averages, with a population of 1,518 people.
1,518
▲ +3.5%
- 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 Gooburrum — higher than 76% of areas.
| Gooburrum | 1,518 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | 84,718 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 49 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This population size is larger than about 78% of similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A small number of children under 15 live here, at 14.5%, which is well below the national rate. This helps explain why the area is so aged, with 24% of residents being seniors over 65, a figure well above the national average.
24.0% ▲ +58.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gooburrum, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 6.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent represent 2.1% of residents, which is a little below the state and national rates.
2.1% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.9% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gooburrum, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Gooburrum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31183/gooburrum/topic/demographics-identity