2,030 ▼ -42.1%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,504
- 2016: 1,348
- 2021: 2,030
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gowrie Junction · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Gowrie Junction
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Gowrie Junction, where the typical resident is just 36. This shift is driven by a high number of children and a shrinking total population, which fell by about 1,474 people since 2011.
2,030
▼ -42.1%
- 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 Gowrie Junction — higher than 72% of areas.
| Gowrie Junction | 2,030 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 31,026 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 2,030, which is larger than about 73% of similar areas. However, the community has shrank by 42% since 2011, while the typical age has become 3 years younger.
36 yrs ▼ -7.7%
Younger than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 25.4% of the population, a figure well above the national 18.2% and among the highest for this area level. This helps explain why the typical age is low, while seniors aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at 10.7%.
10.7% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.4% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gowrie Junction splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.9% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents are married at 61.9%, while those in de facto relationships are at 11.4%, slightly below the state average.
3.9% ▲ +189.9%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gowrie Junction, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Gowrie Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315038/gowrie-junction/topic/demographics-identity