50,317 ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 45,060
- 2016: 46,194
- 2021: 50,317
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gladstone · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Gladstone
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more children live in Gladstone than in most other similar areas, with 21.6% of the population under 15. This makes the area's population a little younger than the Queensland and Australian typical age of 38. The total population has grown by 12% since 2011, now reaching 50,317 people.
50,317
▲ +11.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Gladstone — lower than 60% of areas.
| Gladstone | 50,317 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37 years old, which is a little younger than the national figure. This age has risen slightly since 2011, when the typical person was 36.
37 yrs ▲ +2.8%
Younger than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up a much higher proportion of the population than in most areas, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state and national figures at 12.8%. Older adults (45–64) are the largest age group at 27.1%.
12.8% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gladstone splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure and rose 5.3 points since 2011. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 14.6%.
6.5% ▲ +449.0%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +57.4%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gladstone, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30028/gladstone/topic/demographics-identity