2,000 ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,052
- 2016: 1,985
- 2021: 2,000
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Malanda · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Malanda
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Malanda is 51, making the town far older than most Australian areas. This aging profile is reflected in the high number of seniors living here, with nearly one third of the 2,000 residents aged 65 or over.
2,000
▼ -2.5%
- 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 Malanda — higher than 78% of areas.
| Malanda | 2,000 |
|---|---|
| 4885, QLD | 4,021 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 51 is far older than the national figure of 38. Malanda is larger than about 80% of similar areas, with a total population of 2,000 people.
51 yrs ▲ +8.5%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 30.5% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 17.0%. Children under 15 account for 18.3%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
30.5% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Malanda splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.4% of the population, well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships are less common here, at 9.6%, which is lower than most areas.
6.4% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Malanda, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Malanda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31737/malanda/topic/demographics-identity