287 ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 213
- 2016: 468
- 2021: 287
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Warraber Island · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Warraber Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
About 95.5% of people on Warraber Island identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, far above the national figure. This is a very young community where the typical resident is only 26, making it one of the youngest areas in the region.
287
▲ +34.7%
- 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 Warraber Island — lower than 85% of areas.
| Warraber Island | 287 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | 7,526 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 35% since 2011 to reach 287 people. The typical age has dropped sharply from 47 in 2011 to just 26 today, which is far younger than the Queensland average of 38.
26 yrs ▼ -44.7%
Younger than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 26 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 35.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. This high number of children and the small proportion of seniors (4.2%) help explain why the area is so much younger than most other places.
4.2% ▼ -81.4%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
35.5% ▲ +61.1%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Warraber Island splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (34%) and Young adults (25–44) (33%), with Older adults (45–64) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are common here, at 28.8%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 12.9%. Most residents have never been married, accounting for 65.8% of the community.
95.5% ▲ +1045.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 95.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28.8% ▲ +132.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Warraber Island, Never married is the majority at 65%; Married is next at 22%.
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 Warraber Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322133/warraber-island/topic/demographics-identity