1,022 ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,126
- 2016: 2,954
- 2021: 1,022
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gununa · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Gununa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A staggering 80.4% of people in Gununa identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, far above the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is a very young community where the typical resident is only 29 years old. While the population has shrunk by 9.2% since 2011, it remains larger than about 58% of similar areas.
1,022
▼ -9.2%
- 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 Gununa — higher than 57% of areas.
| Gununa | 1,022 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | 5,329 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 29, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This is one of the lowest typical ages for any area at this level, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
29 yrs ▲ +11.5%
Younger than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 29 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 24.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over are far less common here than in the rest of Australia, at just 6.5%.
6.5% ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.1% ▼ -32.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gununa, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Beyond the high proportion of Indigenous residents, Gununa has a much higher rate of de facto relationships than the state average, at 32%. Most residents have never been married, accounting for 76.5% of the population.
80.4% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 88.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 80.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
32.0% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gununa, Never married is the majority at 77%; Married is next at 14%.
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 Gununa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315039/gununa/topic/demographics-identity