Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Forty-two percent of people in postcode 4169 are young adults aged 25 to 44, making it a noticeably youthful area. The population has grown by 26% since 2011 to reach 15,882 people. With a typical resident aged 35, the area is younger than both the Queensland and Australian averages.
The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This population has grown since 2011, adding about 3,280 people to the area.
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 only 8.1% of the population, a figure far below the national average. People aged 65 and over are also much lower than most areas at 12.9%, although this group rose by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
De facto relationships are very common here at 18.9%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.6%, which is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland average.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in 4169, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4169/4169-qld/topic/demographics-identity