1,014 ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 765
- 2016: 815
- 2021: 1,014
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mission Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mission Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Eleven years older than the national typical age is the resident in Mission Beach, where the usual person is 49. This older profile is reflected in a population that has a high number of seniors but very few children.
1,014
▲ +32.5%
- 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 Mission Beach — higher than 73% of areas.
| Mission Beach | 1,014 |
|---|---|
| 4852, QLD | 4,055 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 1,014 people, making it larger than about 74% of similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 just 13.6% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the older age profile, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 21.8% of the population.
21.8% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mission Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 20.1% of the area, which is well above the 11.5% national average. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 2.1% of residents.
2.1% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.1% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mission Beach, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Mission Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31863/mission-beach/topic/demographics-identity