139 ▼ -49.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 277
- 2016: 134
- 2021: 139
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Athol · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Athol
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Athol is 43, making the community noticeably older than both the Queensland and Australian averages. With 139 people living here, the area is characterized by a diverse age mix and a higher proportion of Indigenous residents than most similar areas.
139
▼ -49.8%
- 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 Athol — lower than 54% of areas.
| Athol | 139 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | 115,218 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, which is 5 years older than the national and state figures. Athol is smaller than about 52% of similar areas.
43 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 19.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the 14.4% of people aged 65 and over is a little below the national and state figures.
14.4% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Athol, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 5.0% of the population, a figure a little above the national average. Only 5.6% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
5.0% ▲ +365.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.6% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Athol, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Athol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30097/athol/topic/demographics-identity