19,435 ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16,250
- 2016: 18,267
- 2021: 19,435
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gympie · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Gympie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Gympie is now 42, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national averages. The population has grown by 20% since 2011 to reach 19,435 people. This growth has happened alongside a clear shift toward an older age profile.
19,435
▲ +19.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Gympie — higher than 86% of areas.
| Gympie | 19,435 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | 46,427 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew by about 3,185 people since 2011, making Gympie one of the largest areas at this level. The typical resident is now 42, which is 4 years older than the same figure for Queensland and Australia.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 24.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. While the proportion of children under 15 has fallen slightly since 2011, the number of seniors has risen by 6.2 percentage points.
24.2% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gympie splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.2% of the population, which is a little above the Australian figure. Marital status is varied, with 39% of residents being married and 11.9% in a de facto relationship.
5.2% ▲ +64.6%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Gympie splits fairly evenly between Married (39%) and Never married (35%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313006/gympie/topic/demographics-identity