7,801 ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,619
- 2016: 6,495
- 2021: 7,801
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taigum · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taigum
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of seniors than most similar areas defines Taigum, where nearly 25% of the population is aged 65 or over. This creates a community that is a little older than the Queensland and Australian typicals. With 7,801 residents, it is one of the largest suburbs at this level.
7,801
▲ +38.8%
- 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 Taigum — higher than 87% of areas.
| Taigum | 7,801 |
|---|---|
| 4018, QLD | 14,097 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Taigum is 40 years old, which is slightly older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.9% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 17.0%. Children under 15 account for 17.1%, a little below the national average.
24.9% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Taigum splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Australian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.3%, which is well below the 12.9% seen across Queensland.
2.4% ▲ +69.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Taigum, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Taigum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32717/taigum/topic/demographics-identity