24 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4
- 2021: 24
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nearum · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Nearum
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Nearum is 58, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated place has very few residents and is almost entirely made up of older adults and seniors.
24
—
- 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 Nearum — lower than 84% of areas.
| Nearum | 24 |
|---|---|
| 4671, QLD | 6,285 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 24 people live in Nearum, which is smaller than about 83% of similar areas. The typical resident is 58, which is far older than the Queensland average of 38.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 41.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. In contrast, there are no children under 15 living here.
41.7% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Nearum, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 50%, followed by Seniors (65+) (38%) and Youth (15–24) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. About 41.7% of the small population are married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Nearum, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (24%) and Separated (24%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Nearum
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Nearum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32111/nearum/topic/demographics-identity