175,620 ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 162,276
- 2016: 175,449
- 2021: 175,620
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Leichhardt · Federal Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Leichhardt
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
About 44% of people in Leichhardt have never married, marking this as the most common relationship status in the area. This large region has a population of 175,620 and a strong Indigenous presence, with 16.3% of residents identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
175,620
▲ +8.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 0 areas
- 9–14: 2 areas
- 14–21: 1 area
- 21–33: 0 areas
- 33–51: 1 area
- 51–79: 0 areas
- 79–122: 1 area
- 122–189: 1 area
- 189–293: 0 areas
- 293–453: 0 areas
- 453–702: 2 areas
- 702–1,086: 0 areas
- 1,086–1,681: 1 area
- 1,681–2,602: 0 areas
- 2,602–4,028: 2 areas
- 4,028–6,235: 0 areas
- 6,235–9,652: 2 areas
- 9,652–14,940: 2 areas
- 14,940–23,126: 0 areas
- 23,126–35,796: 0 areas
- 35,796–55,409: 0 areas
- 55,409–85,768: 0 areas
- 85,768–132,761: 7 areas
- 132,761–205,501: 144 areas
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Leichhardt — higher than 71% of areas.
| Leichhardt | 175,620 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 8.2% since 2011, adding roughly 13,344 people. The typical resident is now 39, which is 4 years older than they were in 2011.
39 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Younger than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 19.1% of the population, a figure higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 5.9 points since 2011 to reach 15.3%, which is a little below the national figure.
15.3% ▲ +61.9%
Lower than 61% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Leichhardt splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 16.3% is far above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also very common here, at 16.9%, which is well above the Queensland average.
16.3% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 95% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Leichhardt, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (37%) 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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED318/leichhardt/topic/demographics-identity