3,650 ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,205
- 2016: 3,504
- 2021: 3,650
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Douglas · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Port Douglas
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Port Douglas is 44, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. This community of 3,650 people is larger than most similar areas and is shaped by a significant number of older adults and seniors.
3,650
▲ +13.9%
- 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 Port Douglas — higher than 86% of areas.
| Port Douglas | 3,650 |
|---|---|
| 4877, QLD | 5,462 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 3,650 people, which is larger than about 87% of areas at this level. Residents are generally older than the national average, with a typical age of 44.
44 yrs ▲ +15.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Very few children under 15 live here, at only 8.6%, which is far below the Queensland figure. In contrast, people aged 65 and over make up 20.8% of the population, a result well above the Australian average.
20.8% ▲ +110.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.6% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Port Douglas splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 20.2%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. About 2.3% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
2.3% ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.2% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Port Douglas, the largest group is Never married at 46%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Port Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32352/port-douglas/topic/demographics-identity