126 ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 278
- 2016: 127
- 2021: 126
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Antigua · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Antigua, where the typical person is 57. This small community is shaped by a high proportion of seniors, with a third of the population aged 65 or over.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Antigua — lower than 55% of areas.
| Antigua | 126 |
|---|---|
| 4650, QLD | 34,942 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 126 people, making it smaller than about 54% of similar areas. Residents are far older than the national and state typical age of 38.
126 ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
57 yrs ▲ +39.0%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
A third of the population is aged 65 or over, which is far above the 17% seen across Australia and Queensland. This high number of seniors helps explain why the typical age in the area is so high.
33.3% ▲ +126.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Antigua splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married at 56.4%, while 11.9% are in de facto relationships, a figure a little below the Queensland average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.4% of the population.
2.4% ▼ -40.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Antigua, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Antigua [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30067/antigua/topic/demographics-identity