7,612 ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,818
- 2016: 7,237
- 2021: 7,612
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
McDowall · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in McDowall
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Growth has been a key feature for McDowall, which has become one of the largest areas of its type with 7,612 residents. The suburb is primarily made up of families and working-age adults, with a typical resident aged 38.
7,612
▲ +11.6%
- 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 McDowall — higher than 87% of areas.
| McDowall | 7,612 |
|---|---|
| 4053, QLD | 47,604 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
McDowall has 7,612 residents, making it one of the largest areas at this level. The typical person living here is 38, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
38 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 20.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why there are fewer seniors here than in most areas, with those aged 65 and over making up 14.6% of the suburb.
14.6% ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.6% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →McDowall splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (57.2%), while 10.0% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little below the Queensland average. People identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 1.5% of the population, well below the state figure of 4.6%.
1.5% ▲ +87.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▲ +41.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In McDowall, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 McDowall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31790/mcdowall/topic/demographics-identity