1,349 ▼ -29.5%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,914
- 2016: 1,364
- 2021: 1,349
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Miles · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Miles
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of Indigenous people live in Miles compared to the state or national average. The population has aged significantly over the last decade, and the total number of residents has fallen by 30% since 2011 to 1,349 people.
1,349
▼ -29.5%
- 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 Miles — higher than 62% of areas.
| Miles | 1,349 |
|---|---|
| 4415, QLD | 2,166 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is now 39, which is 10 years older than they were in 2011. This age is slightly older than the national figure of 38.
39 yrs ▲ +34.5%
Younger than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 21% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 17%. Meanwhile, the share of children under 15 has fallen 11 points since 2011 to 18.3%.
21.0% ▲ +3917.4%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -36.9%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Miles splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 10.8% of the population, well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, though this has fallen slightly since 2011.
10.8% ▲ +251.1%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Miles, the largest group is Never married at 40%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Miles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315062/miles/topic/demographics-identity