130 ▼ -64.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 362
- 2016: 75
- 2021: 130
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Arcturus · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Arcturus
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Arcturus is just 32, making this area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. This youthfulness is driven by a high proportion of children and a very small number of seniors. The population totals 130 people.
130
▼ -64.1%
- 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 Arcturus — lower than 55% of areas.
| Arcturus | 130 |
|---|---|
| 4722, QLD | 1,640 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 32, which is among the lowest ages for similar areas and 6 years younger than the typical Australian.
32 yrs ▼ -11.1%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 25.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are so few at just 6.2%, a figure far below the state and national levels.
6.2% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.4% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Arcturus, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 41%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.6% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average. Most residents are married (60.4%) or have never been married (32.3%).
4.6% ▲ —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Arcturus, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Arcturus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30082/arcturus/topic/demographics-identity