2,293 ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,994
- 2016: 2,242
- 2021: 2,293
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tin Can Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tin Can Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of all residents are seniors in Tin Can Bay, making it one of the oldest communities in the region. This retirement-heavy profile is seen in the typical resident's age of 65, which is 27 years older than the national figure. The area has a total population of 2,293 people.
2,293
▲ +15.0%
- 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 Tin Can Bay — higher than 80% of areas.
| Tin Can Bay | 2,293 |
|---|---|
| 4580, QLD | 5,219 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 65 years old, which is far older than the national and state average of 38. This makes Tin Can Bay one of the oldest areas of its kind.
65 yrs ▲ +12.1%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 65 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 51.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 6.3% of the community, which is far below the state figure of 18.7%.
51.3% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.3% ▼ -49.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tin Can Bay, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 51%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 29%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.1% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.5% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%.
3.1% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tin Can Bay, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 19%.
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 Tin Can Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32826/tin-can-bay/topic/demographics-identity