509 ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 414
- 2016: 571
- 2021: 509
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mourilyan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mourilyan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest age group in Mourilyan, at 29.1% of the population. The community is noticeably older than the national average, with a high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence. There are 509 people living in the area.
509
▲ +22.9%
- 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 Mourilyan — higher than 65% of areas.
| Mourilyan | 509 |
|---|---|
| 4858, QLD | 1,515 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44 years old, which is noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. This population size is larger than about 67% of similar areas.
44 yrs ▲ +25.7%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 22.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 are a little below the state and national figures at 17.1%.
22.2% ▲ +80.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mourilyan, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 13.9% of the population, which is far above the Australian figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also a little more common here than in the rest of the country.
13.9% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mourilyan, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mourilyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32043/mourilyan/topic/demographics-identity