487 ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 587
- 2016: 531
- 2021: 487
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Karumba · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Karumba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines daily life in Karumba, where the typical resident is 55. With very few children and a high proportion of seniors, the area feels much more mature than the national average.
487
▼ -17.0%
- 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 Karumba — higher than 64% of areas.
| Karumba | 487 |
|---|---|
| 4891, QLD | 487 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Karumba has 487 residents, making it larger than about 67% of similar areas. The typical person here is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
55 yrs ▲ +17.0%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is heavily skewed toward older adults, who make up 41.5% of the population. This helps explain why those aged 65 and over are well above the national figure at 25.5%, while children under 15 are far below the state average at only 8.4%.
25.5% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.4% ▼ -45.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Karumba, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is strong here, with 13.1% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, well above the national 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common than in most areas, at 18.5%.
13.1% ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.5% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Karumba, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (17%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Karumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31492/karumba/topic/demographics-identity