8,040 ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8,234
- 2016: 8,854
- 2021: 8,040
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Charters Towers · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Charters Towers
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Charters Towers than in the rest of the country. This community of 8,040 people is currently older than the national average, with the typical resident now 40 years old.
8,040
▼ -2.4%
- 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 Charters Towers — higher than 86% of areas.
| Charters Towers | 8,040 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | 10,732 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population shrank by about 194 people since 2011. While the area is larger than 91% of similar places, the typical resident is now 40, which is 3 years older than in 2011.
40 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Younger than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 41 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 20.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over have grown to 21.7% of the population, a figure well above the Queensland and Australian averages.
21.7% ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Charters Towers splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.4% of the population, which is well above the national average of 3.2%. About 39.4% of residents are married, while 12.3% are in a de facto relationship, a figure about the same as the state average.
11.4% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Charters Towers splits fairly evenly between Married (39%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 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 Charters Towers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314007/charters-towers/topic/demographics-identity