191 —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 191
- 2021: 191
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kiamba · Suburb / Locality
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 Kiamba, where the typical resident is 48. This shift toward an older demographic is seen in the high number of seniors and a small own population of just 191 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kiamba — higher than 52% of areas.
| Kiamba | 191 |
|---|---|
| 4560, QLD | 36,706 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 48, which is far older than the 38 year old average found across Queensland and Australia.
191 —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors make up over half the population, with those aged 65 and over at 25.1%, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.0% of the area, a figure well below the state average.
25.1% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Kiamba splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of residents are married, though those in de facto relationships at 5.7% are well below the 11.5% national average. About 2.6% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
2.6% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.7% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Kiamba, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 39%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kiamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31522/kiamba/topic/demographics-identity