4,396 ▲ +311.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,068
- 2016: 1,251
- 2021: 4,396
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Calliope · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Calliope
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of residents in Calliope are married, contributing to a community that has grown rapidly. The area's population jumped 312% since 2011 to 4,396 people, shifting into a much younger demographic with a typical age of just 30.
4,396
▲ +311.6%
- 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 Calliope — higher than 86% of areas.
| Calliope | 4,396 |
|---|---|
| 4680, QLD | 55,339 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 30, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This is a significant shift from 2011, when the usual age was 62.
30 yrs ▼ -51.6%
Younger than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 30 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 30.7% of the population, far above the 18.2% national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for only 9.2%, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
9.2% ▼ -77.0%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
30.7% ▲ +249.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Calliope splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (30%), with Older adults (45–64) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.2% of the population, well above the 3.2% national average. Those in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas at 19.4%.
7.2% ▲ +250.8%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.4% ▲ +130.4%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Calliope, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (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 Calliope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315012/calliope/topic/demographics-identity