54,257 ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 47,756
- 2016: 55,380
- 2021: 54,257
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gympie · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Gympie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significant shift in age has occurred in Gympie, where the typical resident is now 49 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38. The population has grown by 14% since 2011, reaching 54,257 people as the area becomes increasingly older.
54,257
▲ +13.6%
- 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 Gympie — lower than 53% of areas.
| Gympie | 54,257 |
|---|---|
| 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 now 49, which is among the highest for similar areas and 11 years older than the state and national figures. This represents a climb of 8 years since 2011.
49 yrs ▲ +19.5%
Older than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 25.5% of the population, a figure that is well above the national average and rose 11 points since 2011. Meanwhile, children under 15 fell to 16.3%, which is a little below the national figure.
25.5% ▲ +72.5%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gympie splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.3% of the population, which is higher than most areas and rose 2.5 points since 2011. Most residents are married (46.5%), while those in de facto relationships sit at 12.4%, about the same as the state average.
4.3% ▲ +135.6%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gympie, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30032/gympie/topic/demographics-identity