469 ▲ +78.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 263
- 2016: 317
- 2021: 469
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mapoon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mapoon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Three quarters of the 469 people in Mapoon identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a very young community where the typical resident is just 29 years old. This age is far younger than the national figure of 38.
469
▲ +78.3%
- 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 Mapoon — higher than 64% of areas.
| Mapoon | 469 |
|---|---|
| 4874, QLD | 5,603 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 469 people, which is larger than about 67% of similar areas. This group is far younger than those in Queensland and across Australia.
29 yrs ▼ -3.3%
Younger than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 28 yrs
- 2021: 29 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 28.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is much lower than most areas.
9.0% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.1% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mapoon splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity is far more common here than in the rest of the state. This is reflected in relationship patterns, with 30% of people in de facto relationships, a figure far above the national average.
75.3% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.4%
- 2016: 87.1%
- 2021: 75.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
30.0% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mapoon, Never married is the majority at 73%; Married is next at 15%.
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 Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31758/mapoon/topic/demographics-identity