23 ▲ —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0
- 2016: 47
- 2021: 23
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
The Mine · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in The Mine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in The Mine is now 57, making this area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated place is mostly made up of older adults, with almost no children or young people living here.
23
▲ —
- 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 The Mine — lower than 84% of areas.
| The Mine | 23 |
|---|---|
| 4714, QLD | 2,945 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 23 people living across the area. This is smaller than about 84% of similar areas.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
No children under 15 live here, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the vast majority of the population at 78.3%.
13.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In The Mine, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 86%; Seniors (65+) is next at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 13% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. About 34.8% of residents are married.
13.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
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 The Mine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32799/the-mine/topic/demographics-identity