20,629 ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14,445
- 2016: 16,800
- 2021: 20,629
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maroochydore · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Maroochydore
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Maroochydore is 47, making the area far older than the national figure. This community of 20,629 people is shaped by a large number of seniors and a small population of children.
20,629
▲ +42.8%
- 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 Maroochydore — higher than 90% of areas.
| Maroochydore | 20,629 |
|---|---|
| 4558, QLD | 23,327 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 20,629 people, this is one of the largest areas of its kind. The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.1% of the population, which is far above the state figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 10.8%, well below the national average.
27.1% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.8% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Maroochydore splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds make up 2.2% of the population, a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Those in de facto relationships account for 13.2% of residents, which is a little above the national figure.
2.2% ▲ +65.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Maroochydore, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
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 Maroochydore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31772/maroochydore/topic/demographics-identity