609 ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 505
- 2016: 532
- 2021: 609
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Aratula · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Aratula
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Aratula is now 42, making the area noticeably older than the national figure of 38. The community of 609 people is larger than about 69% of similar areas. This population is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a significant number of children.
609
▲ +20.6%
- 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 Aratula — higher than 67% of areas.
| Aratula | 609 |
|---|---|
| 4309, QLD | 3,366 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 609 people. This makes Aratula larger than about 69% of other areas at this level.
42 yrs ▼ -4.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This older presence sits alongside a high number of children under 15, who account for 19.4% of residents.
21.3% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Aratula splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Queensland figure. Nearly half of the population is married, and those in de facto relationships make up 13.2%.
1.6% ▲ +107.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Aratula, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Aratula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30076/aratula/topic/demographics-identity