Lower Tully · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Lower Tully

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

More than half of the 88 people in Lower Tully are married, reflecting a community with a very old population. The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This small area is shaped by a high number of seniors and a strong presence of coupled households.

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📍 Lower Tully, Suburb / Locality

Where Lower Tully sits — Total population

88
  • 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 Lower Tully — lower than 62% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Lower Tully88
4854, QLD 5,525
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 88 people living here. Residents are far older than those in the rest of Australia, with a typical age of 54.

88

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 79
  • 2021: 88

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

54 yrs

Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 45 yrs
  • 2021: 54 yrs

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

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Seniors make up 27.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. At the same time, children under 15 account for 19.3%, a figure slightly above the Australian average.

27.3%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.5%
  • 2021: 27.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

19.3%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.3%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Lower Tully splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.5%. About 3.4% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure.

17.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 17.5%

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

Marital status

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In Lower Tully, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 32%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 8 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 4 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 7 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 7 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 8 males; 10–14: 4 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 Lower Tully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31695/lower-tully/topic/demographics-identity