391 ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 328
- 2016: 427
- 2021: 391
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mourilyan · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mourilyan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Four in ten people in Mourilyan are married, making it the most common relationship status in a community of 391 residents. This small area has grown by 19% since 2011 and is now noticeably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 45.
391
▲ +19.2%
- 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 Mourilyan — lower than 75% of areas.
| Mourilyan | 391 |
|---|---|
| 4858, QLD | 1,515 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 63 people since 2011 to reach 391. This makes it smaller than about 74% of similar areas, and the typical person here is now 45, which is 7 years older than the national figure.
45 yrs ▲ +4.7%
Older than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 40 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 21.2% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, the share of children under 15 fell 6.1 points since 2011 to 18.2%.
21.2% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mourilyan, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 15.1% of the community, a figure far above the national average. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 16%.
15.1% ▲ +106.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.0% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mourilyan, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Mourilyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322089/mourilyan/topic/demographics-identity