49,064 ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 50,475
- 2016: 54,688
- 2021: 49,064
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Noosa · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Noosa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Noosa is 50, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend is stark, as the typical age has climbed 15 years since 2011. The area now has a very high proportion of seniors and far fewer children than most other parts of the country.
49,064
▼ -2.8%
- 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 Noosa — lower than 62% of areas.
| Noosa | 49,064 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 49,064, which is smaller than about 63% of similar areas. This number has shrank by 2.8% since 2011, with Noosa losing about 1,411 people.
50 yrs ▲ +42.9%
Older than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 27.7% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This is consistent with the fact that children under 15 are well below the national figure at 14.7%, a share that has fallen since 2011.
27.7% ▲ +105.1%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Noosa splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.6% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. In terms of relationships, 50.8% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships sit at 12.2%, about the same as the national figure.
1.6% ▼ -36.8%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Noosa, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Noosa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30066/noosa/topic/demographics-identity