394 ▲ +57.6%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 250
- 2016: 297
- 2021: 394
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Umagico · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Umagico
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Umagico is just 20 years old, making this one of the youngest areas in the region. The community has grown by 58% since 2011 to reach 394 people. This growth is driven by a very high proportion of children and a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity.
394
▲ +57.6%
- 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 Umagico — lower than 74% of areas.
| Umagico | 394 |
|---|---|
| 4876, QLD | 2,801 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 144 people since 2011, and the typical resident is now 20, which is 18 years younger than the national figure.
20 yrs ▼ -4.8%
Younger than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 20 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 41.4% of the population, far above the national figure of 18.2%. This contributes to a very young age structure, while seniors aged 65 and over are rare at just 1.5%.
1.5% ▼ -57.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
41.4% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Umagico, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 42%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Youth (15–24) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 89.8% of residents being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. De facto relationships are also much more common than in the rest of the country, accounting for 34.4% of the population.
89.8% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 87.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 89.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
34.4% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Umagico, Never married is the majority at 83%; Married is next at 11%.
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 Umagico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322128/umagico/topic/demographics-identity