280 ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 254
- 2016: 253
- 2021: 280
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bald Knob · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bald Knob
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Bald Knob, where 43.9% of the population falls into this bracket. This is a remarkably mature community with a typical resident aged 60, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
280
▲ +10.2%
- 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 Bald Knob — higher than 58% of areas.
| Bald Knob | 280 |
|---|---|
| 4552, QLD | 9,019 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bald Knob has 280 residents, making it larger than about 60% of similar areas. The typical person here is 60, which is 22 years older than the typical resident in Queensland or Australia.
60 yrs ▲ +17.6%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is heavily skewed towards seniors, who make up 33.9% of the population—far above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for only 5.7%, which is far below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
33.9% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.7% ▼ -48.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bald Knob, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Seniors (65+) (34%) and Young adults (25–44) (10%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 13.1%, a figure slightly above the national level. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent represent 1.1% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%.
1.1% ▲ —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +56.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bald Knob, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 19%.
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 Bald Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30124/bald-knob/topic/demographics-identity