213 ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 243
- 2016: 159
- 2021: 213
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Isla · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Isla
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up 67.9% of the community in Isla, where the typical resident is 46. This is a far older population than the national figure, with 213 people living across the area.
213
▼ -12.3%
- 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 Isla — higher than 55% of areas.
| Isla | 213 |
|---|---|
| 4719, QLD | 1,084 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 46, which is far older than the typical resident in Queensland or across Australia. This population of 213 is larger than about 56% of similar areas.
46 yrs ▲ +17.9%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.7% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 18.8% of residents, a rate about the same as the state and national averages.
20.7% ▲ +55.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▼ -28.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Isla, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 7.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, people in de facto relationships account for 7.4%, a rate much lower than most other areas.
7.5% ▲ +52.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.4% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Isla, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 17%.
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 Isla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31417/isla/topic/demographics-identity