21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9
- 2021: 21
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Upper Daintree · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Upper Daintree
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A total population of just 21 people makes Upper Daintree a sparsely populated area. It is a unique place where nearly half the residents are older adults, yet there are no seniors aged 65 and over.
21
—
- 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 Upper Daintree — lower than 85% of areas.
| Upper Daintree | 21 |
|---|---|
| 4873, QLD | 6,771 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38. This area is smaller than about 85% of similar places.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 19% of the population, which is higher than most areas. In a striking gap, there are no residents aged 65 or over, far below the Queensland figure of 17%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Upper Daintree, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 71%; Children (0–14) is next at 29%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →Upper Daintree splits fairly evenly between Married (36%) and Divorced (36%), with Never married at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Upper Daintree
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Upper Daintree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32904/upper-daintree/topic/demographics-identity