185,285 ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 139,578
- 2016: 163,268
- 2021: 185,285
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Petrie · Federal Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Petrie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A little more than one in five children under 15 live in Petrie, a figure much higher than most similar areas. This makes the community slightly younger than the state and national typicals, even as the total population grew by 33% to reach 185,285 people since 2011.
185,285
▲ +32.7%
- 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 Petrie — higher than 83% of areas.
| Petrie | 185,285 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2,526,238 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has climbed since 2011, adding about 45,707 people. The typical resident is now 39, which is a little older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 38 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 19.8% of the population, slightly above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose to 18.1%, which is a little above the Queensland average.
18.1% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Petrie splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.5% of the population, which is higher than most areas and rose 1.2 percentage points since 2011. Most residents are married (46.1%) or have never married (33.8%).
3.5% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Petrie, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (34%) 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 Petrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED326/petrie/topic/demographics-identity