427 ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 325
- 2016: 307
- 2021: 427
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gregory River · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gregory River
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 427 people now live in Gregory River, where families with children are much more common than in other similar areas. This community is slightly older than the national average, though it has a notably high proportion of young children.
427
▲ +31.4%
- 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 Gregory River — higher than 62% of areas.
| Gregory River | 427 |
|---|---|
| 4800, QLD | 10,081 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 427, which is larger than about 66% of similar areas. The typical resident is 40 years old, making the area a little older than both Queensland and Australia.
40 yrs ▼ -13.0%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 25.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over account for 19.4%, which is a little above the state and national figures.
19.4% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.5% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gregory River splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national averages. Those in de facto relationships make up 14.8% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +102.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gregory River, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Gregory River
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gregory River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31251/gregory-river/topic/demographics-identity