104 ▼ -79.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 518
- 2016: 74
- 2021: 104
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Back Plains · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Back Plains
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher share of couples in de facto relationships live in Back Plains compared to the rest of the country. This small community has a typical resident aged 42, making it noticeably older than the national figure. It is a sparsely populated area with only 104 people.
104
▼ -79.9%
- 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 Back Plains — lower than 58% of areas.
| Back Plains | 104 |
|---|---|
| 4361, QLD | 2,654 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the state and national figure of 38. Total population stands at 104 people.
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20.2% of the population, a little above the national average. In contrast, the share of seniors aged 65 and over is well below the national figure at 11.5%.
11.5% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.2% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Back Plains, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 23.3% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is far above the national average of 11.5%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a figure well below the state and national averages.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.3% ▲ +147.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Back Plains, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (15%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Back Plains
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Back Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30112/back-plains/topic/demographics-identity