1,884 ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,977
- 2016: 1,133
- 2021: 1,884
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Middlemount · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Middlemount
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer people lived in Middlemount in 2021 than in 2011, with the population shrinking by 4.7% to ,1884 residents. This is a remarkably young community where the typical resident is just 32, making it noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
1,884
▼ -4.7%
- 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 Middlemount — higher than 71% of areas.
| Middlemount | 1,884 |
|---|---|
| 4746, QLD | 1,989 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population of 1,884 is larger than about 71% of similar areas. The typical resident is now 32, which is 6 years younger than the average across Queensland and Australia.
32 yrs ▲ +3.2%
Younger than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 only 1.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 17.2%. This reflects a young age structure, with young adults aged 25 to 44 making up the largest group at 41.9%.
1.8% ▼ -73.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.7% ▼ -33.8%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Middlemount, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 20.4%, a figure well above the 11.5% seen nationally. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.9% of the population, which is a little above the national figure.
5.9% ▲ +99.1%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.4% ▲ +132.8%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Middlemount, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Middlemount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315061/middlemount/topic/demographics-identity