65 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51
- 2021: 65
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Stonyford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Stonyford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Stonyford, where the typical person is 56. This sparsely populated place has a small population of 65 people and a very distinct age gap compared to the rest of the country.
65
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- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Stonyford — lower than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 56, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Stonyford is smaller than about 67% of similar areas.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in the area, which is far below the 18.2% national average. This helps explain why the area is so old, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 27.7% of the population.
27.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Stonyford, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 54%; Seniors (65+) is next at 29%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 22.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Stonyford, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Stonyford
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Stonyford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22365/stonyford/topic/demographics-identity