8,353 ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8,048
- 2016: 8,192
- 2021: 8,353
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whitfield - Edge Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Whitfield - Edge Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents than most similar areas define Whitfield - Edge Hill, where the typical person is 43. The population has grown by 3.8% since 2011 to reach 8,353 people, with a particularly strong presence of seniors and a high proportion of Indigenous residents.
8,353
▲ +3.8%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Whitfield - Edge Hill — lower than 57% of areas.
| Whitfield - Edge Hill | 8,353 |
|---|---|
| 4870, QLD | 73,803 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38. This age has crept up by 2 years since 2011.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Older than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
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 19.1% of the population, which is a little above the national figure and has risen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.8%, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
19.1% ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Whitfield - Edge Hill splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 6.0% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in other similar areas, at 15.0%.
6.0% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Whitfield - Edge Hill splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 12%.
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 Whitfield - Edge Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021156/whitfield-edge-hill/topic/demographics-identity