2,242 ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,939
- 2016: 2,120
- 2021: 2,242
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gowrie Junction · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gowrie Junction
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up 61.9% of the population in Gowrie Junction, where families with children are very common. This is a relatively young area with a total population of 2,242 people. It stands out for having a much higher proportion of children than most similar places.
2,242
▲ +15.6%
- 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 Gowrie Junction — higher than 80% of areas.
| Gowrie Junction | 2,242 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 31,026 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, making the area a little younger than both Queensland and Australia. With 2,242 people, it is larger than about 81% of similar areas.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 24.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is younger than most, as people aged 65 and over are much less common here at 11.5%.
11.5% ▲ +73.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.6% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gowrie Junction splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.8% of the population, a figure a little below the Queensland average.
3.8% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gowrie Junction, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gowrie Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31215/gowrie-junction/topic/demographics-identity