351 ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 332
- 2016: 319
- 2021: 351
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Thulimbah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Thulimbah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shifting age profile has made Thulimbah a far older community than the national average. The typical resident is now 49 years old, which is 11 years older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia. This trend is reflected in a population of 351 people where seniors make up a significant portion of the neighborhood.
351
▲ +5.7%
- 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 Thulimbah — higher than 60% of areas.
| Thulimbah | 351 |
|---|---|
| 4376, QLD | 351 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Thulimbah is 49, making this area far older than most similar places. This is 11 years older than the typical person across Queensland or Australia.
49 yrs ▲ +14.0%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 25.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 13.4%.
25.4% ▲ +50.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Thulimbah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Australian average. In terms of relationships, 45% of people are married, while those in de facto partnerships are a little below the state figure at 10.2%.
2.8% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▲ +71.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Thulimbah, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Thulimbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32821/thulimbah/topic/demographics-identity