428 ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 329
- 2016: 312
- 2021: 428
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Torbanlea · Urban Centre
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Torbanlea is 46, making the area far older than both Queensland and Australia. The population has grown by 30% since 2011 to reach 428 people, with a notable increase in both children and seniors over the last decade.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Torbanlea — lower than 71% of areas.
| Torbanlea | 428 |
|---|---|
| 4662, QLD | 841 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 99 people since 2011. The typical age of residents is now 46, which is 5 years older than it was in 2011.
428 ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
46 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 54% of urban centre areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 23.4% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over also represent a large group at 24.1%, a figure that rose 12 points since 2011.
24.1% ▲ +93.7%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.4% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Torbanlea splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Australian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 14.4% of the area, a rate slightly higher than the state and national figures.
5.4% ▲ +249.3%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Torbanlea splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 14%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Torbanlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322125/torbanlea/topic/demographics-identity