62 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41
- 2021: 62
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kowguran · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kowguran is 56 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 62 people, with nearly half the population aged between 45 and 64.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kowguran — lower than 69% of areas.
| Kowguran | 62 |
|---|---|
| 4415, QLD | 2,166 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Kowguran is a small settlement of 62 people. Residents are far older than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia, with a typical age of 56.
62 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 14.5%.
24.2% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Kowguran, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 49%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the Queensland average of 4.6%. About 43.1% of residents are married, while 13.2% are in a de facto relationship.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Kowguran, the largest group is Married at 38%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kowguran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31576/kowguran/topic/demographics-identity