346 ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 499
- 2016: 346
- 2021: 346
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maroondan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Maroondan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Maroondan is now 53, making the area far older than the national figure. With 346 people living here, the community is skewed heavily towards older adults and seniors.
346
▼ -30.7%
- 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 Maroondan — higher than 60% of areas.
| Maroondan | 346 |
|---|---|
| 4671, QLD | 6,285 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 53 is much higher than most similar areas and 15 years older than the national figure.
53 yrs ▲ +15.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 26.3% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 13.6% of residents, a figure well below the national average.
26.3% ▲ +54.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Maroondan, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Nearly half of the population are married, while 13.1% are in de facto relationships, which is about the same as across Queensland.
3.2% ▲ +75.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Maroondan, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Maroondan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31774/maroondan/topic/demographics-identity