8,105 ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,030
- 2016: 7,506
- 2021: 8,105
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tamborine Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tamborine Mountain
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tamborine Mountain is 50 years old, making the area far older than the national average. This creates a community where seniors and older adults make up over half the population, shaping a slower pace of life for the 8,105 people living here.
8,105
▲ +15.3%
- 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 Tamborine Mountain — higher than 87% of areas.
| Tamborine Mountain | 8,105 |
|---|---|
| 4272, QLD | 8,105 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 8,105, which is among the largest for areas at this level. The typical age of 50 is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
50 yrs ▲ +6.4%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 27.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 make up 16.3%, a little below the state average.
27.1% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tamborine Mountain splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (53.9%), while those in de facto relationships make up 10.5%, which is a little below the Queensland figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 1.4% of the population, well below the state average of 4.6%.
1.4% ▲ +102.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tamborine Mountain, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Tamborine Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32732/tamborine-mountain/topic/demographics-identity