992 ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,164
- 2016: 944
- 2021: 992
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Toolooa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Toolooa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 992 people in Toolooa have never been married. This is a noticeably young community where the typical resident is 35, making it younger than both the state and national figures.
992
▼ -14.8%
- 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 Toolooa — higher than 73% of areas.
| Toolooa | 992 |
|---|---|
| 4680, QLD | 55,339 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Toolooa is larger than about 74% of similar areas, with a typical resident aged 35, which is 3 years younger than the national average.
35 yrs ▲ +29.6%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.3% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This contributes to the area being much younger than most, as people aged 65 and over account for only 13.4% of residents.
13.4% ▲ +164.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.3% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Toolooa splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 16% of the population, which is far above the 3.2% national average. Those in de facto relationships are also more common here at 14.8% compared to 11.5% across Australia.
16.0% ▲ +61.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Toolooa, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Toolooa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32849/toolooa/topic/demographics-identity