101 ▼ -57.6%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 238
- 2016: 355
- 2021: 101
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Willows Gemfields · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Willows Gemfields
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Willows Gemfields is now 63 years old, making it a far older community than most of Australia. This shift is striking, as the population has shrank by 58% since 2011, leaving a small group of just 101 people.
101
▼ -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 Willows Gemfields — lower than 95% of areas.
| Willows Gemfields | 101 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 29,819 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen significantly from 238 people in 2011 to 101 today. This decline coincides with a sharp increase in the typical age, which rose from 25 to 63 years over the last decade.
63 yrs ▲ +152.0%
Older than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 63 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Nearly half the population (46.5%) are seniors aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 3% of the area, a figure far below the Queensland average.
46.5% ▲ +1120.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.0% ▼ -90.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Willows Gemfields, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 52%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 31%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.9% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is well above the Australian average. People in de facto relationships make up 18.8% of the area, a figure much higher than in most other similar places.
6.9% ▼ -93.0%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 98.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.8% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Willows Gemfields, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Willows Gemfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322134/willows-gemfields/topic/demographics-identity