611 ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 662
- 2016: 749
- 2021: 611
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pormpuraaw · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pormpuraaw
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A huge 78.4% of people in Pormpuraaw identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure. This is a young community of 611 people where the typical resident is just 34, making it noticeably younger than the rest of Australia.
611
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Pormpuraaw — higher than 68% of areas.
| Pormpuraaw | 611 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | 5,329 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 34, which is much lower than most similar areas and 4 years younger than the state and national averages.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 21.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to a young age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are far below the state and national levels at just 6.1%.
6.1% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pormpuraaw splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 33.3% of people in one, which is far above the national figure. Most residents have never been married, accounting for 84.5% of the population.
78.4% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.8%
- 2016: 84.1%
- 2021: 78.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
33.3% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pormpuraaw, Never married is the majority at 83%; Married is next at 11%.
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 Pormpuraaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32349/pormpuraaw/topic/demographics-identity