133 ▲ +66.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80
- 2016: 228
- 2021: 133
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Laura · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Laura
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over the last decade, Laura has remained a small community of 133 people with a distinct cultural identity. It is a place where more than six in ten residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure far above the national average.
133
▲ +66.3%
- 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 Laura — lower than 54% of areas.
| Laura | 133 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | 5,329 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 39 years old, which is a little older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
39 yrs ▼ -2.5%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 34 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 19.5% of the population, while seniors aged 65 and over account for 13.5%, a figure well below the national average.
13.5% ▲ —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Laura splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 66.2% of the population, far above the 3.2% national figure. De facto relationships are also very common here, involving 31.3% of residents.
66.2% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
31.3% ▲ +70.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Laura, Never married is the majority at 62%; Married is next at 21%.
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 Laura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31642/laura/topic/demographics-identity