1,173 ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 846
- 2016: 604
- 2021: 1,173
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ironbark · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ironbark
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 1,173 people in Ironbark are young adults aged between 25 and 44. This creates a noticeably younger population than the national average, with the typical resident being just 34 years old.
1,173
▲ +38.7%
- 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 Ironbark — higher than 74% of areas.
| Ironbark | 1,173 |
|---|---|
| 4306, QLD | 43,997 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ironbark is larger than about 76% of similar areas, and its typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
34 yrs ▼ -2.9%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over are both far below state and national levels, with only 4.6% and 6.5% of residents in these groups.
6.5% ▲ +76.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.6% ▼ -52.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ironbark, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 54%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 18.8% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Most people here have never been married, accounting for 53.4% of the population.
18.8% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ironbark, Never married is the majority at 54%; Married is next at 34%.
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 Ironbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31408/ironbark/topic/demographics-identity