990 ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 992
- 2016: 1,016
- 2021: 990
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nome · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Nome
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Nome are married, reflecting a mature community where the typical resident is 52. This is far older than the national figure of 38. With 990 residents, it is larger than most similar areas in the region.
990
▼ -0.2%
- 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 Nome — higher than 73% of areas.
| Nome | 990 |
|---|---|
| 4816, QLD | 9,284 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Nome is 52, which is far older than residents in the rest of Queensland and Australia.
52 yrs ▲ +10.6%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with 26.8% aged 65 and over. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.2% of the population, a figure well below the national average.
26.8% ▲ +81.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.2% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Nome, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. De facto relationships are also more common here at 13.5%, slightly above the national figure.
4.0% ▲ +207.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nome, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Nome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32157/nome/topic/demographics-identity