287 ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 250
- 2016: 245
- 2021: 287
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warraber Islet · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Warraber Islet
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer residents are aged 65 or over here than in most similar areas, making Warraber Islet a notably young community. The population totals 287 people, with the typical resident being just 26 years old.
287
▲ +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 Warraber Islet — higher than 59% of areas.
| Warraber Islet | 287 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | 7,526 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 26, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This age is among the lowest for similar areas.
26 yrs ▲ +30.0%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20 yrs
- 2016: 25 yrs
- 2021: 26 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 35.5% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 18.7%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over represent only 4.2% of the community, a figure far below the national average.
4.2% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
35.5% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Warraber Islet splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (34%) and Young adults (25–44) (33%), with Older adults (45–64) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 95.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. This is alongside a high rate of de facto relationships, at 28.8%, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
95.5% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.9%
- 2016: 94.3%
- 2021: 95.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28.8% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Warraber Islet, Never married is the majority at 65%; Married is next at 22%.
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 Warraber Islet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32995/warraber-islet/topic/demographics-identity