128 ▼ -54.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 278
- 2016: 123
- 2021: 128
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Karara · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Karara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Karara, where the typical resident is 55. This small community of 128 people has a high proportion of seniors, making it much older than most similar areas.
128
▼ -54.0%
- 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 Karara — lower than 55% of areas.
| Karara | 128 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 31,026 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. There are 128 people living in the area.
55 yrs ▲ +27.9%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 35.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the national figure.
35.9% ▲ +82.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▼ -49.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Karara splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.5% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Around 15.4% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the Australian average.
5.5% ▲ —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Karara, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (20%) and Divorced (19%).
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 Karara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31487/karara/topic/demographics-identity