3,124 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,356
- 2016: 2,970
- 2021: 3,124
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Longreach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Longreach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 3,124 people lives in Longreach, making it larger than about 85% of similar areas. While the typical resident is 39, the community is balanced across age groups, with a notably strong Indigenous presence and a high number of couples in de facto relationships.
3,124
▼ -6.9%
- 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 Longreach — higher than 84% of areas.
| Longreach | 3,124 |
|---|---|
| 4730, QLD | 3,177 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 39, which is a little older than the national figure. With 3,124 residents, Longreach is larger than about 85% of other areas at this level.
39 yrs ▲ +21.9%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 38 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% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national averages. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.5% of the community.
17.5% ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Longreach splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 6.4% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships (14.3%) are also more common here than in most other areas.
6.4% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Longreach, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Longreach
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Longreach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31685/longreach/topic/demographics-identity