2,726 ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,485
- 2016: 2,542
- 2021: 2,726
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Minyama · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Minyama
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Minyama is 53, making this area far older than the state and national figure of 38. This older demographic is a defining feature for the 2,726 people living here, with seniors making up nearly a third of the population.
2,726
▲ +9.7%
- 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 Minyama — higher than 82% of areas.
| Minyama | 2,726 |
|---|---|
| 4575, QLD | 28,022 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Minyama is larger than about 83% of similar areas, with a population that is far older than the Queensland and Australian averages.
53 yrs ▲ +6.0%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 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 29.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 12.1%.
29.6% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Minyama splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, at 53.4%, while those in de facto relationships are well below the Queensland average. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.8% of the population.
1.8% ▲ +90.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Minyama, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Minyama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31858/minyama/topic/demographics-identity