701 ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 620
- 2016: 643
- 2021: 701
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Avondale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Avondale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Avondale is 11 years older than the average person in Queensland or across Australia. This community of 701 people is notably aged, with a high proportion of seniors and far fewer children than the national average.
701
▲ +13.1%
- 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 Avondale — higher than 70% of areas.
| Avondale | 701 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | 84,718 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Avondale older than most similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 21.4% of the population, well above the 17.2% seen across Australia. In contrast, children under 15 make up only 15.7%, which is well below the Queensland figure.
21.4% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Avondale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.4% of people here identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national average. De facto relationships are also more common here at 15.4%, a figure well above the 11.5% typical for Australia.
4.4% ▲ +291.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +54.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Avondale, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Avondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30109/avondale/topic/demographics-identity