12,871 ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12,594
- 2016: 12,108
- 2021: 12,871
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Aspley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Aspley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 24% of residents are aged 65 or over, making Aspley a place with a significantly older population than most other areas. The typical person here is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. With 12,871 people, it is one of the largest areas at this level.
12,871
▲ +2.2%
- 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 Aspley — higher than 88% of areas.
| Aspley | 12,871 |
|---|---|
| 4034, QLD | 46,741 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43 years old, which is noticeably older than both the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 23.7% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% seen across Australia. In contrast, children under 15 account for 16.9%, which is a little below the national average.
23.7% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Aspley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.2% of the population, a result that is well below the Queensland average.
1.9% ▲ +36.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.2% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Aspley, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Aspley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30095/aspley/topic/demographics-identity