307 ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 260
- 2016: 328
- 2021: 307
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cungulla · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Cungulla
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cungulla is 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This small community has grown by 18% since 2011, but it has become significantly older as more seniors have moved in or stayed.
307
▲ +18.1%
- 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 Cungulla — lower than 83% of areas.
| Cungulla | 307 |
|---|---|
| 4816, QLD | 9,284 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 307 people, which is smaller than about 82% of similar areas. Since 2011, the community has added about 47 people and the typical age has risen by 5 years.
58 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Older than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 31.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area is much older than most; children under 15 make up 16.3% of residents, which is a little below the national average.
31.6% ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▲ +44.9%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cungulla, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (30%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 14.3% of the area, a figure higher than most similar places.
5.2% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 82.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cungulla, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Cungulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322031/cungulla/topic/demographics-identity