498 ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 508
- 2016: 796
- 2021: 498
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tamborine · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Tamborine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift toward younger families has changed daily life in Tamborine (L), where the typical resident is now 42. While the population has shrunk slightly to 498 people, the area has become noticeably younger over the last decade.
498
▼ -2.0%
- 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 Tamborine — lower than 67% of areas.
| Tamborine | 498 |
|---|---|
| 4270, QLD | 4,388 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. However, this is a drop of 7 years since 2011, when the typical age was 49.
42 yrs ▼ -14.3%
Younger than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up 19.5% of the population, a rise of 6.1 points since 2011. This growth in children is mirrored by a fall in seniors aged 65 and over, who now account for 16.9% of residents.
16.9% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tamborine, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 60.4%, but those in de facto relationships make up only 6.9%, which is well below the national figure. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 2.6% of the population.
2.6% ▲ +89.4%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.9% ▼ -49.5%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tamborine, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Tamborine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321098/tamborine/topic/demographics-identity