426 ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 419
- 2016: 392
- 2021: 426
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gunalda · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gunalda
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Gunalda is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This creates a distinct age gap for the community, where nearly 30% of people are seniors. The population totals 426 people.
426
▲ +1.7%
- 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 Gunalda — higher than 62% of areas.
| Gunalda | 426 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | 46,427 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age here is 55, making the area far older than both Queensland and Australia. Gunalda is larger than about 65% of similar areas.
55 yrs ▲ +25.0%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The population is heavily weighted toward older adults and seniors, who together make up about 65% of the area. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.4% of the population, a figure well below the national average.
29.6% ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.4% ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gunalda, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 5.9% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. Half of the people here are married, while those in de facto relationships are well below the national average at 7.7%.
5.9% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.7% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gunalda, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Gunalda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31269/gunalda/topic/demographics-identity