530 ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 574
- 2016: 595
- 2021: 530
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Quilpie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Quilpie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significantly higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Quilpie than in most similar areas. The community is home to 530 people, with a strong presence of families and children.
530
▼ -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 Quilpie — higher than 65% of areas.
| Quilpie | 530 |
|---|---|
| 4480, QLD | 625 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is slightly older than the national figure of 38. Quilpie has a larger population than about 68% of similar areas.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 21.5% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.5%, a figure about the same as the rest of the country.
17.5% ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.5% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Quilpie splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 15.1% of the population, which is far above the 3.2% national average. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 19.5%.
15.1% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.5% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Quilpie splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 11%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Quilpie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32377/quilpie/topic/demographics-identity