995 ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,311
- 2016: 1,031
- 2021: 995
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mitchell · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mitchell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mitchell is 45, making the community noticeably older than the state and national average. The town has a population of 995 people and is marked by a very high proportion of seniors compared to most other areas.
995
▼ -24.1%
- 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 Mitchell — higher than 73% of areas.
| Mitchell | 995 |
|---|---|
| 4465, QLD | 1,263 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 995 people is larger than about 74% of similar areas. Residents here are generally older than those across Queensland and Australia, with a typical age of 45 years.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 25.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 18.5%, a rate that is about the same as the rest of the state.
25.4% ▲ +54.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mitchell splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 12.4% of the population, which is well above the national average of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships also make up 14.7% of the community, a figure well above the national average.
12.4% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Mitchell splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (38%), with Widowed at 9%.
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 Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31865/mitchell/topic/demographics-identity