504 ▼ -40.8%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 851
- 2016: 1,070
- 2021: 504
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lamb Island · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Lamb Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 40% of residents are seniors in Lamb Island (L), making it a notably older community. The population has shrunk by 41% since 2011 to 504 people, and the typical age has jumped from 46 to 63 years in that same period.
504
▼ -40.8%
- 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 Lamb Island — lower than 67% of areas.
| Lamb Island | 504 |
|---|---|
| 4184, QLD | 8,481 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 63 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Since 2011, the population has fallen significantly, losing about 347 people.
63 yrs ▲ +37.0%
Older than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 63 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 39.3% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 17%. This shift is matched by a sharp drop in children under 15, who now make up only 4.6% of the area.
39.3% ▲ +117.1%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.6% ▼ -75.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lamb Island splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (40%) and Older adults (45–64) (40%), with Youth (15–24) at 8%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.4% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 9.5%, a figure that is well below the state average.
3.4% ▲ +217.8%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lamb Island, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (20%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lamb Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lamb Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321066/lamb-island/topic/demographics-identity