135 ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 220
- 2016: 119
- 2021: 135
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Irongate · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Irongate
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors than the national average make Irongate a relatively young place to live. The typical resident is 37, and children under 15 make up 20% of the population, which is higher than in most other similar areas.
135
▼ -38.6%
- 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 Irongate — lower than 54% of areas.
| Irongate | 135 |
|---|---|
| 4356, QLD | 5,218 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Irongate is sparsely populated with only 135 residents. This is smaller than about 52% of areas at this level.
37 yrs ▼ -7.5%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a small number of seniors, with those aged 65 and over at 9.6%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 17.0%. This helps explain why the typical resident is a little younger than the national average.
9.6% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Irongate splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 6.7%, a figure well below the national 11.5%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.7% ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Irongate, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Irongate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31409/irongate/topic/demographics-identity