108 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 124
- 2021: 108
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bellthorpe · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Bellthorpe, where the typical resident is 57. This creates a stark contrast with the national typical age of 38, though the community still supports a fair number of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bellthorpe — lower than 57% of areas.
| Bellthorpe | 108 |
|---|---|
| 4514, QLD | 8,605 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Bellthorpe is a small community of 108 people. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia, with a typical age 19 years above the state and national figures.
108 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 38% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. At the same time, children under 15 represent 20.4% of the area, a little above the national average.
38.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Bellthorpe splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (37%) and Seniors (65+) (34%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Most people are married (65.7%), while those in de facto relationships are a little below the state and national averages at 10%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Bellthorpe, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 13%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bellthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30223/bellthorpe/topic/demographics-identity