Kurumbul · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Kurumbul

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Only 36 people live in Kurumbul, making it a very sparsely populated area. The community is largely made up of working-age adults, with a striking absence of seniors and very few children.

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📍 Kurumbul, Suburb / Locality

Where Kurumbul sits — Total population

36
  • 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 Kurumbul — lower than 78% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Kurumbul36
4388, QLD 348
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 39 years old, which is a little older than the national and state figure of 38 years.

36

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 46
  • 2021: 36

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

39 yrs

Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35 yrs
  • 2021: 39 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 make up only 8.3% of the population, which is far below the Queensland figure. There are no residents aged 65 and over, putting the area among the lowest in the country for seniors.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

8.3%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.4%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Kurumbul splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (46%) and Older adults (45–64) (42%), with Children (0–14) at 13%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are very common here at 26.9%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate well below the state and national figures.

26.9%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 26.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Kurumbul splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 19%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 7 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 3 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 3 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Kurumbul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31595/kurumbul/topic/demographics-identity