4,334 ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4,706
- 2016: 4,774
- 2021: 4,334
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ingham · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Ingham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ingham is 49, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend is a key feature of the town, where the population has shrunk by about 7.9% since 2011.
4,334
▼ -7.9%
- 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 Ingham — higher than 85% of areas.
| Ingham | 4,334 |
|---|---|
| 4850, QLD | 10,923 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 4,334, which is larger than about 86% of similar areas. Residents have aged slightly over the last decade, with the typical age rising from 46 in 2011 to 49 in 2021.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 28.9% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 17.0%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 15.8%, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
28.9% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ingham splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 10.0% of people in Ingham are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. When it comes to relationships, 43.1% of residents are married and 10.4% are in a de facto partnership.
10.0% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +30.8%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ingham, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (34%) and Widowed (10%).
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 Ingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315044/ingham/topic/demographics-identity