249 ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 305
- 2016: 219
- 2021: 249
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maaroom · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Maaroom
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Maaroom are seniors, making it a far older community than most other areas. The population has shrunk to 249 people, with the typical resident now 65 years old.
249
▼ -18.4%
- 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 Maaroom — lower than 87% of areas.
| Maaroom | 249 |
|---|---|
| 4650, QLD | 34,942 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk by 18% since 2011, losing about 56 people. This makes Maaroom smaller than about 90% of similar areas.
65 yrs ▲ +124.1%
Older than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 63 yrs
- 2021: 65 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A striking 52.6% of residents are aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift is seen in the children's population, which fell to just 1.6% since 2011.
52.6% ▲ +843.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
1.6% ▼ -94.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Maaroom, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 53%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 37%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 53.5% of the area, while those in de facto relationships at 6.4% are well below the national figure of 11.5%. About 3.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Australian average.
3.2% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.4% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Maaroom, Married is the majority at 54%; Divorced is next at 16%.
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 Maaroom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322074/maaroom/topic/demographics-identity