30 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14
- 2021: 30
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Iron Range · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Iron Range
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Iron Range is 56 years old, making this area far older than both the state and national averages. With a total population of only 30 people, it is a sparsely populated area where the community is heavily weighted toward older adults.
30
—
- 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 Iron Range — lower than 81% of areas.
| Iron Range | 30 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | 5,329 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 56 is much higher than most similar areas, sitting 18 years above the Queensland and Australian figures. Only 30 people live here, making it smaller than about 80% of areas at this level.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in Iron Range, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. This lack of young people contributes to the older profile, with 23.3% of residents aged 65 and over, a figure well above the state average.
23.3% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Iron Range, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Seniors (65+) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland average of 4.6%. About 40% of the population are married, while 12.5% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Iron Range, the largest group is Married at 35%, followed by Never married (29%) and Separated (26%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Iron Range
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Iron Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31407/iron-range/topic/demographics-identity