226 ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 299
- 2016: 280
- 2021: 226
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Aramac · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Aramac
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Aramac, representing 33.6% of the population. This is a small community of 226 people that has grown noticeably older over the last decade. The typical resident is now 45, which is seven years older than the national figure.
226
▼ -24.4%
- 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 Aramac — lower than 88% of areas.
| Aramac | 226 |
|---|---|
| 4726, QLD | 372 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Aramac is among the smallest areas at this level, with its population shrinking by 24% since 2011. During this time, the community lost about 73 people.
45 yrs ▲ +15.4%
Older than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 19% of the area, which is a little above the Queensland figure. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 18.6%, a rate about the same as the rest of Australia.
19.0% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Aramac, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas, at 15.8%.
8.0% ▼ -39.1%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Aramac splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (38%), with Widowed at 9%.
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 Aramac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322005/aramac/topic/demographics-identity