254 ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 271
- 2016: 277
- 2021: 254
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
McDesme · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in McDesme
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors than most similar areas live in McDesme, a community of 254 people. While the typical resident is 42, the area has a notably high proportion of children, making it younger in a few key ways than the state average.
254
▼ -6.3%
- 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 McDesme — higher than 58% of areas.
| McDesme | 254 |
|---|---|
| 4807, QLD | 10,785 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. However, this age is lower than in most similar areas.
42 yrs ▲ +31.3%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 21.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the 11.8% of people aged 65 and over is much lower than in most areas.
11.8% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In McDesme, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure. Most people are married (57.6%), while 12.0% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In McDesme, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 McDesme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31789/mcdesme/topic/demographics-identity