104 —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43
- 2021: 104
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gunpowder · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gunpowder
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Zero children under 15 live in Gunpowder, making it a starkly different demographic from the rest of the country. The population is small and noticeably younger than the state and national typical age of 38.
104
—
- 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 Gunpowder — lower than 58% of areas.
| Gunpowder | 104 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | 19,299 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Gunpowder is 34, which is noticeably younger than the national figure. There are 104 people living in the area.
34 yrs —
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Younger adults aged 15 to 44 make up the bulk of the population, while seniors are far less common here than in Queensland. Only 2.9% of residents are 65 or older, which is far below the state average.
2.9% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gunpowder splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (37%) and Youth (15–24) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 28%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure. Most people in the area have never married, accounting for 62.5% of the population.
4.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Gunpowder, Never married is the majority at 61%; Married is next at 30%.
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 Gunpowder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31274/gunpowder/topic/demographics-identity