914 ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 898
- 2016: 984
- 2021: 914
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gin Gin · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Gin Gin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Gin Gin is 49, making this area far older than both Queensland and Australia. This shift is clear in the age profile, where seniors now make up nearly 30% of the population. It is a small town of 914 people that has grown slightly over the last decade.
914
▲ +1.8%
- 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 Gin Gin — higher than 53% of areas.
| Gin Gin | 914 |
|---|---|
| 4671, QLD | 6,285 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 1.8% since 2011, adding about 16 people to reach a total of 914. The typical resident is now 49, which is 11 years older than the national figure.
49 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 40 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 29.2% of the area, far above the 17.2% seen nationally. This is consistent with a drop in children under 15, who now make up 14.1% of the population—well below the national figure.
29.2% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gin Gin splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 5.7% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Around 13.4% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure that rose 5.3 points since 2011.
5.7% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gin Gin, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (15%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gin Gin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321041/gin-gin/topic/demographics-identity