Guluguba · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Guluguba

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Guluguba is 48, making the area far older than both Queensland and Australia by 10 years. This sparsely populated place has a small community of just 86 people. The population is dominated by older adults, who make up 44.2% of the residents.

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📍 Guluguba, Suburb / Locality

Where Guluguba sits — Total population

86
  • 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 Guluguba — lower than 62% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Guluguba86
4418, QLD 86
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Guluguba is a small community of 86 people. The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38.

86

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 109
  • 2021: 86

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

48 yrs

Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41 yrs
  • 2021: 48 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 only 12.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over are also far below the state average at just 7.0%.

7.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

12.8%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.3%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Guluguba, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 49%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (17%) and Children (0–14) (14%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.7% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average. Marital status varies, with 48.6% of residents being married and 32.4% having never married.

8.7%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Guluguba, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 34%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 9 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 5 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 8 males; 50–54: 4 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 7 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 4 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 5 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 3 males; 25–29: 6 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 5 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 7 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 5 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Guluguba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31265/guluguba/topic/demographics-identity