214 ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 212
- 2016: 279
- 2021: 214
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alva · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Alva
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than usual defines Alva, where the typical resident is 56. This age gap is most striking when compared to the national figure of 38, making the area much older than most other places in the region.
214
▲ +0.9%
- 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 Alva — higher than 55% of areas.
| Alva | 214 |
|---|---|
| 4807, QLD | 10,785 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Alva has 214 residents, a population size that is larger than about 56% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +51.4%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with 36.4% aged 65 and over, which is far above the Queensland figure of 17%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10.3% of the population, a figure well below the national average.
36.4% ▲ +210.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% ▼ -46.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Alva, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (52.4%), while 13.4% are in a de facto relationship, slightly above the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alva, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Alva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30048/alva/topic/demographics-identity