6,292 ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6,178
- 2016: 8,120
- 2021: 6,292
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Chinchilla · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Chinchilla
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is a key shift for Chinchilla, which has seen this group rise by 5.4 percentage points since 2011. The town is noticeably younger than the national average, with a typical resident aged just 33. This creates a community with a high proportion of children and young families.
6,292
▲ +1.8%
- 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 Chinchilla — higher than 86% of areas.
| Chinchilla | 6,292 |
|---|---|
| 4413, QLD | 8,675 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Chinchilla is larger than about 89% of similar areas, with its population growing by 1.8% to reach 6,292 people since 2011.
33 yrs ▲ +3.1%
Younger than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 22.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the typical resident is 5 years younger than those in Queensland and Australia, while the share of seniors has fallen slightly to 15.3%.
15.3% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.3% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Chinchilla, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 8.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the national average. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, rising to 14.5% since 2011.
8.2% ▲ +198.0%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +49.6%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Chinchilla splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Chinchilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314008/chinchilla/topic/demographics-identity