52 ▼ -77.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 227
- 2016: 39
- 2021: 52
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Thoopara · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Thoopara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Thoopara is 48 years old, making the area far older than both Queensland and Australia. This sparsely populated place has just 52 people, with a population structure that leans heavily toward older adults and seniors.
52
▼ -77.1%
- 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 Thoopara — lower than 71% of areas.
| Thoopara | 52 |
|---|---|
| 4800, QLD | 10,081 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a total population of 52, Thoopara is smaller than about 71% of similar areas. The typical resident's age of 48 is 10 years older than the national figure.
48 yrs ▲ +23.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 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.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 32.7%. Children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over both account for 19.2% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
19.2% ▲ +142.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.2% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Thoopara, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (19%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 26.3% of people in such a partnership, a figure far above the national average. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the figures for the state and country.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26.3% ▲ —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Thoopara, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Thoopara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32811/thoopara/topic/demographics-identity