58,707 ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 50,451
- 2016: 56,410
- 2021: 58,707
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mudgeeraba · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Mudgeeraba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A little older than the national figure, Mudgeeraba is a growing community where the typical resident is now 40. The population has increased by 16% since 2011, reaching 58,707 people.
58,707
▲ +16.4%
- 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 Mudgeeraba — higher than 55% of areas.
| Mudgeeraba | 58,707 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown by 8,256 people since 2011. Residents are a little older than those in Queensland and Australia, with the typical age rising by two years over the last decade.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Older than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 19.8% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose 4.1 points since 2011 to 16.7%.
16.7% ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mudgeeraba splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures. Nearly half of the population is married, while 12% are in a de facto relationship.
1.9% ▲ +104.2%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mudgeeraba, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (33%) 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 Mudgeeraba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30059/mudgeeraba/topic/demographics-identity