Inverness · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Inverness

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

More children live here than in most similar areas, making Inverness a notably young-family focused community. There are 460 people living here, with a high proportion of children under 15 that sits well above both the state and national figures.

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Where Inverness sits — Total population

460 ▲ +66.7%
  • 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 Inverness — higher than 63% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Inverness460
4703, QLD 25,129
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.

460 ▲ +66.7%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 276
  • 2016: 496
  • 2021: 460

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

40 yrs ▼ -11.1%

Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 45 yrs
  • 2016: 28 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 25.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state average at 15.9%.

15.9% ▼ -0.8%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 15.9%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

25.7% ▲ +50.1%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 25.2%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Inverness splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Marriage is the most common relationship status at 67.1%, while the 6.6% of people in de facto relationships is much lower than most areas. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.1%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

6.6% ▲ +6.1%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.2%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 6.6%

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

Marital status

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In Inverness, Married is the majority at 68%; Never married is next at 23%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 3 males; 80–84: 3 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 5 males; 75–79: 11 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 9 males; 70–74: 6 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 9 males; 65–69: 12 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 14 males; 60–64: 11 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 16 males; 55–59: 14 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 14 males; 50–54: 11 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 17 males; 45–49: 31 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 13 males; 40–44: 19 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 12 males; 35–39: 12 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 12 males; 30–34: 12 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 12 males; 25–29: 4 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 9 males; 20–24: 5 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 12 males; 15–19: 13 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 27 males; 10–14: 27 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 14 males; 5–9: 19 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 19 males; 0–4: 12 females

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 Inverness [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31404/inverness/topic/demographics-identity