314 ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 229
- 2016: 260
- 2021: 314
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Portsmith · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Portsmith
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than usual defines Portsmith, where the typical resident is just 35. This is a small community of 314 people with a distinct profile, including a very high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents.
314
▲ +37.1%
- 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 Portsmith — higher than 59% of areas.
| Portsmith | 314 |
|---|---|
| 4870, QLD | 73,803 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 35, making Portsmith noticeably younger than both Queensland and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
35 yrs ▼ -12.5%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are far fewer children and seniors here than in most areas, with children under 15 making up only 11.1% of the population. This is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
12.4% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% ▲ +119.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Portsmith splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Youth (15–24) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 26.1% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the 3.2% national figure. This is also an area where de facto relationships are common, at 21.9%, which is far above the Australian average.
26.1% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.9% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Portsmith, Never married is the majority at 62%; Married is next at 22%.
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 Portsmith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32354/portsmith/topic/demographics-identity