1,590 ▲ +73.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 919
- 2016: 1,161
- 2021: 1,590
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bakers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bakers Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bakers Creek is now just 35, making the area noticeably younger than the national figure. With 1,590 people, this is a larger community than about 78% of similar areas. The population is skewed towards young adults and families, with few seniors compared to the rest of the state.
1,590
▲ +73.0%
- 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 Bakers Creek — higher than 76% of areas.
| Bakers Creek | 1,590 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | 85,500 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bakers Creek is home to 1,590 people. The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
35 yrs ▼ -5.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is much younger than most, with children under 15 making up 20.8% of the population. This contrasts with the small number of seniors, who make up only 10.2% of residents, well below the national figure of 17.2%.
10.2% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.8% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bakers Creek, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 6.8% of the population, which is well above the Australian average. There is also a much higher rate of de facto relationships here than in most areas, at 17.1%.
6.8% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.1% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Bakers Creek splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Bakers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30119/bakers-creek/topic/demographics-identity