492 ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 484
- 2016: 447
- 2021: 492
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mirriwinni · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mirriwinni
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 50 marks Mirriwinni as a far older community than the national average. With 492 residents, the area has a population larger than about 67% of similar places, though it is defined by a high proportion of seniors.
492
▲ +1.7%
- 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 Mirriwinni — higher than 64% of areas.
| Mirriwinni | 492 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia, with a typical age of 50 years.
50 yrs ▲ +8.7%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
About 25.4% of the population are seniors aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 make up 16.7%, a little below the state and national averages.
25.4% ▲ +61.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mirriwinni splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, the 8.5% of people in de facto relationships is much lower than in most other areas.
8.1% ▲ +51.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mirriwinni, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Mirriwinni [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31861/mirriwinni/topic/demographics-identity