5,581 ▼ -41.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9,586
- 2016: 7,236
- 2021: 5,581
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Jimboomba · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Jimboomba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Young families dominate daily life in Jimboomba, where the typical resident is just 35 years old. This age is noticeably younger than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38, reflecting a community with a high proportion of children and fewer seniors.
5,581
▼ -41.8%
- 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 Jimboomba — higher than 86% of areas.
| Jimboomba | 5,581 |
|---|---|
| 4280, QLD | 21,258 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 5,581, which is larger than about 88% of similar areas, though it shrank by 42% since 2011 after losing about 4,005 people.
35 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 23.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Conversely, people aged 65 and over represent just 11.5%, a figure well below the state average of 17%.
11.5% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.5% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Jimboomba splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is around the middle for its level. People in de facto relationships make up 13.2% of the community, a figure that rose 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
4.5% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Jimboomba, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Jimboomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314014/jimboomba/topic/demographics-identity