547 ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 576
- 2016: 590
- 2021: 547
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alberton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Alberton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Alberton is far older than the national figure, with an average age of 46. This makes the area significantly more mature than the rest of Queensland and Australia. It is a moderately sized community of 547 people.
547
▼ -5.0%
- 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 Alberton — higher than 66% of areas.
| Alberton | 547 |
|---|---|
| 4207, QLD | 68,477 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 46, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With 547 residents, the population is larger than about 68% of similar areas.
46 yrs ▲ +17.9%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group at 34.6%. Seniors over 65 account for 18.5% of the population, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 17%.
18.5% ▲ +80.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.1% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Alberton, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (19%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half the population is married, while 12.3% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state and national figures. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 2.4% of the community.
2.4% ▲ +357.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alberton, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Alberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30022/alberton/topic/demographics-identity