54,728 ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 58,006
- 2016: 64,271
- 2021: 54,728
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Toowoomba North · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Toowoomba North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significant 20.1% of people in Toowoomba North are now aged 65 or over, a figure well above the Queensland average. This shift is part of a broader aging trend in the area, where the typical resident is now 39 years old. The population has shrunk by 5.7% since 2011 to 54,728 people.
54,728
▼ -5.7%
- 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 Toowoomba North — lower than 52% of areas.
| Toowoomba North | 54,728 |
|---|---|
| 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 39, which is a little older than the national figure and 7 years older than in 2011. Overall, the population has fallen since the last census, losing about 3,278 people.
39 yrs ▲ +21.9%
Older than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 20.1% of the area, a figure well above the state average that has risen by 8.9 percentage points since 2011. Children under 15 account for 18.9% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas.
20.1% ▲ +79.0%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Toowoomba North splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, people in de facto relationships make up 10.2% of the population, a figure that is a little below the national average.
5.5% ▲ +72.0%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Toowoomba North, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (35%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Toowoomba North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30086/toowoomba-north/topic/demographics-identity