84,333 ▲ +221.7%
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26,214
- 2016: 26,929
- 2021: 84,333
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mackay · Urban Area
Demographics & Identity in Mackay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A rapidly growing population of 84,333 people defines the daily life of Mackay, where the typical resident is now 37. This is a noticeably younger community than it was a decade ago. The area has seen a huge surge in growth, adding over 58,000 people since 2011.
84,333
▲ +221.7%
- 1,666–2,215: 1 area
- 2,215–2,944: 0 areas
- 2,944–3,914: 0 areas
- 3,914–5,203: 1 area
- 5,203–6,917: 0 areas
- 6,917–9,196: 0 areas
- 9,196–12,225: 6 areas
- 12,225–16,252: 16 areas
- 16,252–21,605: 17 areas
- 21,605–28,721: 14 areas
- 28,721–38,182: 7 areas
- 38,182–50,758: 12 areas
- 50,758–67,478: 4 areas
- 67,478–89,704: 6 areas
- 89,704–119,252: 4 areas
- 119,252–158,533: 3 areas
- 158,533–210,752: 2 areas
- 210,752–280,172: 2 areas
- 280,172–372,458: 4 areas
- 372,458–495,142: 2 areas
- 495,142–658,237: 1 area
- 658,237–875,054: 3 areas
- 875,054–1,163,289: 1 area
- 1,163,289–1,546,466: 1 area
- 1,546,466–2,055,858: 0 areas
- 2,055,858–2,733,039: 2 areas
- 2,733,039–3,633,278: 0 areas
- 3,633,278–4,830,047: 2 areas
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Mackay — higher than 72% of areas.
| Mackay | 84,333 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | 85,500 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population in Mackay grew by 222% since 2011, making it larger than about 76% of similar areas. This growth has helped the typical age drop by 4 years to 37, which is a little younger than the national figure.
37 yrs ▼ -9.8%
Younger than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 45 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 under 15 make up 20.1% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 14.9%, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
14.9% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 84% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.1% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mackay splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 6.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. More people are in de facto relationships here than in most areas, with 14.3% of residents in such partnerships, up 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
6.7% ▲ +63.8%
Higher than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 80% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mackay, the largest group is Married at 44%, 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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3011/mackay/topic/demographics-identity