974 ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,317
- 2016: 987
- 2021: 974
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mission River · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mission River
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly three quarters of the 974 people in Mission River identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a remarkably young community where the typical resident is only 30, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This young age profile is reflected in the high proportion of children living here.
974
▼ -26.0%
- 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 River — higher than 73% of areas.
| Mission River | 974 |
|---|---|
| 4874, QLD | 5,603 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Mission River is 30, making this one of the youngest areas in its class and far younger than both Queensland and Australia.
30 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 30 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 25.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are far less common here, accounting for only 4.9% of residents.
4.9% ▲ +85.4%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.9% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mission River splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 73.5% of residents identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is far above the national average, and 34.0% of people are in de facto relationships, which is also among the highest for similar areas.
73.5% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 92.0%
- 2021: 73.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
34.0% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mission River, Never married is the majority at 80%; Married is next at 14%.
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 River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31864/mission-river/topic/demographics-identity