1,332 ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,442
- 2016: 1,400
- 2021: 1,332
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ravenshoe · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ravenshoe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ravenshoe is 52 years old, making the population far older than the national figure of 38. This is a community with a strong senior presence and a significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, which stands at 19.1%.
1,332
▼ -7.6%
- 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 Ravenshoe — higher than 75% of areas.
| Ravenshoe | 1,332 |
|---|---|
| 4888, QLD | 2,752 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 1,332 people, which is larger than about 77% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia.
52 yrs ▲ +20.9%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 28.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This older profile is reflected in the low number of children under 15, who make up only 14.7% of the area.
28.2% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ravenshoe splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 19.1% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Additionally, 15.7% of people are in a de facto relationship, a rate well above the national average.
19.1% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ravenshoe splits fairly evenly between Never married (38%) and Married (34%), with Divorced at 16%.
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 Ravenshoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32396/ravenshoe/topic/demographics-identity