425 ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 272
- 2016: 305
- 2021: 425
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mapoon · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mapoon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost 80% of people in Mapoon identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a very young community where the typical resident is just 27, making it far younger than the national figure.
425
▲ +56.3%
- 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 Mapoon — lower than 71% of areas.
| Mapoon | 425 |
|---|---|
| 4874, QLD | 5,603 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 56% since 2011 to reach 425 people. This growth has seen the typical age drop significantly, becoming 15 years younger than it was in 2011.
27 yrs ▼ -35.7%
Younger than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 27 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 31.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This high number of children helps explain why the area is so young, while the share of seniors has fallen to 9.9%.
9.9% ▼ -54.4%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
31.1% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mapoon splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity has risen by 70 points since 2011 to reach 79.5%, far above the state average. De facto relationships are also much more common here than elsewhere, accounting for 31.8% of residents.
79.5% ▲ +778.0%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 90.8%
- 2021: 79.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
31.8% ▲ +431.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mapoon, Never married is the majority at 74%; Married is next at 17%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Mapoon
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322076/mapoon/topic/demographics-identity