6,273 ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6,725
- 2016: 6,533
- 2021: 6,273
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Garbutt - West End · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Garbutt - West End
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 10% of people in Garbutt - West End are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the national average. The area has a shrinking population that is becoming older, with the typical resident now 40 years old. While children are fewer here than in most places, a high number of adults live in de facto relationships.
6,273
▼ -6.7%
- 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 Garbutt - West End — lower than 70% of areas.
| Garbutt - West End | 6,273 |
|---|---|
| 4814, QLD | 46,193 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population of 6,273 is smaller than about 70% of similar areas. This number has shrank by 6.7% since 2011, with about 452 people leaving the area.
40 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 only 14.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the number of people aged 65 and over rose 4.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16.4%.
16.4% ▲ +39.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Garbutt - West End splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (28%), with Seniors (65+) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The Indigenous population is well above the Queensland average at 10.1%. Relationships here often differ from the norm, with 15.1% of people in de facto partnerships, which is much higher than most areas.
10.1% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Garbutt - West End, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (28%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Garbutt - West End [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021475/garbutt-west-end/topic/demographics-identity