2,298 ▲ +141.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 950
- 2016: 2,118
- 2021: 2,298
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gumdale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gumdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Gumdale are children, making it a much younger area than most similar places. This family-heavy profile is seen in the population of 2,298 people, where a high number of children under 15 balance out a very small senior population.
2,298
▲ +141.9%
- 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 Gumdale — higher than 80% of areas.
| Gumdale | 2,298 |
|---|---|
| 4154, QLD | 11,449 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
38 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 24.9% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the proportion of people aged 65 and over is much lower than most areas at just 11.3%.
11.3% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.9% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gumdale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marital status is dominated by married couples at 61.6%, while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 5.7%. Only 1.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland average.
1.0% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.7% ▲ +49.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gumdale, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Gumdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31266/gumdale/topic/demographics-identity