167 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 161
- 2021: 167
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Black Jack · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Black Jack
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A quarter of all residents are children, making Black Jack a place with a much higher proportion of young people than most similar areas. The community is small and relatively young, with the typical person aged 40.
167
—
- 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 Black Jack — higher than 50% of areas.
| Black Jack | 167 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | 10,732 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
There are 167 people living in the area, which is a larger population than about half of similar places.
40 yrs —
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 25.1% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the proportion of seniors is much lower than most areas, at just 12.6%.
12.6% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Black Jack, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Australian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.5% of the population, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
5.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Black Jack, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Black Jack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30266/black-jack/topic/demographics-identity