836 ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 822
- 2016: 793
- 2021: 836
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Qunaba · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Qunaba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift towards an older population is a key feature of Qunaba today, where the typical resident is now 48. This makes the area far older than both the state and national figures. With 836 people, it is larger than about 72% of similar areas.
836
▲ +1.7%
- 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 Qunaba — higher than 72% of areas.
| Qunaba | 836 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | 84,718 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Qunaba is 48, which is far older than the national and state average of 38.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 25.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 than most other places.
25.4% ▲ +50.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.2% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Qunaba splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.7% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Australian average. Most people are married, accounting for 53.2% of the population.
4.7% ▲ +283.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Qunaba, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Qunaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32379/qunaba/topic/demographics-identity