16,385 ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15,860
- 2016: 15,769
- 2021: 16,385
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Albany Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Albany Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 16,000 people live in Albany Creek, making it one of the largest areas of its kind. The community is slightly older than the national average, though it has a higher proportion of children than most similar places.
16,385
▲ +3.3%
- 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 Albany Creek — higher than 89% of areas.
| Albany Creek | 16,385 |
|---|---|
| 4035, QLD | 27,323 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 16,385, which is among the largest for this area type. The typical resident is 40 years old, making the area a little older than both Queensland and Australia.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 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 19.9% of the population, which is a little above the national figure and higher than most areas. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 16.3%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
16.3% ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.9% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Albany Creek splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 56% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 9.0%, which is well below the Queensland figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 1.9% of the population, a little below the national average.
1.9% ▲ +96.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.0% ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Albany Creek, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Albany Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30020/albany-creek/topic/demographics-identity