354 ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 438
- 2016: 354
- 2021: 354
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tully Heads · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tully Heads
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift towards an older population is the main story for Tully Heads, where the typical resident is now 58. This is far older than the national figure of 38, marking the area as one of the oldest in its class. With 354 people living here, the community is shaped by a very high proportion of seniors.
354
▼ -19.2%
- 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 Tully Heads — higher than 60% of areas.
| Tully Heads | 354 |
|---|---|
| 4854, QLD | 5,525 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Tully Heads is 58, which is far older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia. The total population stands at 354 people.
58 yrs ▲ +5.5%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 36.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 11.3%.
36.4% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.3% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tully Heads, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most similar areas, at 16.5%.
4.2% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.5% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tully Heads, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tully Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32883/tully-heads/topic/demographics-identity