304 ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 311
- 2016: 289
- 2021: 304
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Towen Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Towen Mountain
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 304 residents in Towen Mountain are married, creating a community that is noticeably older than the national average. The typical resident is 44, making the area older than both Queensland and Australia by six years.
304
▼ -2.3%
- 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 Towen Mountain — higher than 59% of areas.
| Towen Mountain | 304 |
|---|---|
| 4560, QLD | 36,706 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 304 people, Towen Mountain is larger than about 61% of similar areas.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common here, as those under 15 make up 21.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over also represent a fair share at 19.7%, slightly above the state and national averages.
19.7% ▲ +33.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Towen Mountain splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (22%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average. Only 7.7% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is much lower than most other areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.7% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Towen Mountain, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Towen Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32863/towen-mountain/topic/demographics-identity