Windorah · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Windorah

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Nearly a third of the 104 people living in Windorah are middle-aged adults between 45 and 64. This is a small community with a population far older than the national average, where the typical resident is 47 years old.

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📍 Windorah, Suburb / Locality

Where Windorah sits — Total population

104 ▼ -70.3%
  • 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 Windorah — lower than 58% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Windorah104
4481, QLD 118
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the usual person in Queensland or across Australia. This puts Windorah's age profile higher than most similar areas.

104 ▼ -70.3%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 350
  • 2016: 115
  • 2021: 104

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

47 yrs ▲ +11.9%

Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 42 yrs
  • 2016: 46 yrs
  • 2021: 47 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 only 6.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are well above the state and national averages at 21.2%.

21.2% ▲ +73.2%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 19.1%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

6.7% ▼ -60.5%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Windorah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 19.2% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure far above the national average. De facto relationships are also much more common than in most areas at 16.9%.

19.2% ▲ +151.4%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 19.2%

Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

16.9% ▲ +4.7%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Windorah splits fairly evenly between Never married (44%) and Married (41%), with Widowed at 9%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 3 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 5 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 5 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 4 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 5 males; 55–59: 10 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 5 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 4 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 4 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 6 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 13 males; 20–24: 7 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 4 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 9 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 3 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Windorah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33095/windorah/topic/demographics-identity