1,180 ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,316
- 2016: 4,618
- 2021: 1,180
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bamaga · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bamaga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bamaga is just 25 years old, making this one of the youngest places in the region. This youthfulness is driven by a very high number of children and a sharp drop in the number of seniors since 2011.
1,180
▼ -10.3%
- 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 Bamaga — higher than 60% of areas.
| Bamaga | 1,180 |
|---|---|
| 4876, QLD | 2,801 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk by 10% since 2011, with 1,180 people now living in the area. This is larger than about 62% of similar areas.
25 yrs ▼ -35.9%
Younger than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 25 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 33.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over have fallen to just 4.4%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 17%.
4.4% ▼ -75.3%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
33.1% ▲ +60.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bamaga, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 78.7% of people here identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure that rose 69 points since 2011. Relationships are also distinct, with 23.8% of people in de facto partnerships, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
78.7% ▲ +708.2%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 78.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.8% ▲ +128.8%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bamaga, Never married is the majority at 67%; Married is next at 26%.
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 Bamaga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315006/bamaga/topic/demographics-identity