1,899 ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,914
- 2016: 1,841
- 2021: 1,899
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Middlemount · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Middlemount
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Middlemount is just 32, making the area noticeably younger than the Queensland and national average of 38. This gap is driven by a large population of young adults and very few seniors. It is a community of 1,899 people where family and partner relationships are common.
1,899
▼ -0.8%
- 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 Middlemount — higher than 78% of areas.
| Middlemount | 1,899 |
|---|---|
| 4746, QLD | 1,989 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is larger than about 80% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably younger than those in the rest of the state and country.
32 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 41.5%. While children under 15 account for 19.6% of the population, the number of seniors is far below the national figure, at just 1.7%.
1.7% ▲ +232.6%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▼ -32.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Middlemount, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are well above the national average at 20.8%. Additionally, 5.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
5.9% ▲ +91.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.8% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Middlemount, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (38%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Middlemount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31825/middlemount/topic/demographics-identity