Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines postcode 4155, where the typical resident is 45 years old. This is seven years older than the national figure and marks a steady increase from a decade ago. The area has grown by 37% since 2011, adding nearly 400 people to the community.
The population has grown to 1,475 people, which is smaller than about 63% of similar areas. The typical age has climbed since 2011, rising from 40 to 45 years.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, the share of children under 15 has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 18.8%.
Married couples make up 54.7% of the area, though people in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas. Only 1.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in 4155, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4155/4155-qld/topic/demographics-identity