507 ▼ -60.5%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,282
- 2016: 830
- 2021: 507
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nome · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Nome
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Nome is 50 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend is a key part of the story for Nome, as the population has shrank by 60% since 2011 and is now much older than most similar areas.
507
▼ -60.5%
- 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 Nome — lower than 66% of areas.
| Nome | 507 |
|---|---|
| 4816, QLD | 9,284 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Nome is a small area with 507 residents, a significant drop from 1,282 people in 2011. This decline has happened alongside a shift in demographics, with the typical age rising by 12 years over the last decade.
50 yrs ▲ +31.6%
Older than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has few children, with those under 15 making up only 12.8% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure of 18.7%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over now make up 19.7% of the community, a rise of 11 percentage points since 2011.
19.7% ▲ +125.8%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▼ -49.0%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Nome, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.3% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average. De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 15.8% of the population.
4.3% ▲ +247.4%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▲ +76.8%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nome, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Nome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321078/nome/topic/demographics-identity