85 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 136
- 2021: 85
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mungallala · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Mungallala, where 38.8% of the 85 residents fall into this bracket. This is a sparsely populated area with a typical resident aged 50, making it far older than both the Queensland and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mungallala — lower than 63% of areas.
| Mungallala | 85 |
|---|---|
| 4467, QLD | 157 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Mungallala is a small community of 85 people. The typical resident is 50 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Queensland or across Australia.
85 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of both children and seniors, with 22.4% under 15 and 23.5% aged 65 and over. Both groups are well above the state and national averages.
23.5% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.4% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Mungallala, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 8.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (51.4%), while those in de facto relationships (7.4%) are much fewer than in most other areas.
8.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.4% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Mungallala, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mungallala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32070/mungallala/topic/demographics-identity