3,615 ▲ +116.3%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,671
- 2016: 1,373
- 2021: 3,615
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Marian · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Marian
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Marian are married, contributing to a community that has more than doubled in size since 2011. It is a remarkably young area where the typical resident is now just 31 years old. This shift is striking, as the typical age has dropped 16 years in a decade.
3,615
▲ +116.3%
- 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 Marian — higher than 81% of areas.
| Marian | 3,615 |
|---|---|
| 4753, QLD | 4,627 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 116% since 2011, adding about 1,944 people to reach a total of 3,615. This makes Marian larger than about 83% of similar areas.
31 yrs ▼ -34.0%
Younger than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 28.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over have dropped to just 6.6%, a figure far below both the state and national averages.
6.6% ▼ -73.0%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.3% ▲ +54.7%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Marian splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (33%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.1%. Around 4.8% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Queensland average.
4.8% ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.1% ▲ +73.0%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Marian, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Marian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315058/marian/topic/demographics-identity