24,601 ▲ +666.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,211
- 2016: 9,396
- 2021: 24,601
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pimpama · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pimpama
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Pimpama is just 29 years old, making it one of the youngest areas in the region. This young age profile creates a community where children and young adults outnumber seniors by a huge margin. With 24,601 people, it is now one of the largest areas of its kind.
24,601
▲ +666.1%
- 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 Pimpama — higher than 90% of areas.
| Pimpama | 24,601 |
|---|---|
| 4209, QLD | 74,284 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 29, which is far younger than the national figure of 38.
29 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 29 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 27.5% of the population, well above the Australian average of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors are so few here, with those aged 65 and over making up only 7.4% of the area.
7.4% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.5% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Pimpama, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 20.9%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. About 3.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.9% ▲ +92.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.9% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Pimpama splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (42%), with Divorced at 7%.
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 Pimpama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32318/pimpama/topic/demographics-identity