1,391 ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,468
- 2016: 1,257
- 2021: 1,391
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Normanton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Normanton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Normanton, where 55.6% of residents share this heritage. This is a young community with a typical resident aged just 31, far younger than the national figure of 38.
1,391
▼ -5.2%
- 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 Normanton — higher than 75% of areas.
| Normanton | 1,391 |
|---|---|
| 4890, QLD | 1,437 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Normanton has a population of 1,391 people, making it larger than about 77% of similar areas. The typical resident is 31, which is noticeably younger than both the Queensland and Australian typical age of 38.
31 yrs ▼ -3.1%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 31 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 27.0% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over make up just 10.7%, well below the state average.
10.7% ▲ +40.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.0% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Normanton splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A very high 22.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Most people here have never been married, accounting for 62.4% of the population.
55.6% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.4%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.2% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Normanton, Never married is the majority at 63%; Married is next at 26%.
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 Normanton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32165/normanton/topic/demographics-identity