Black Snake · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Black Snake

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Nearly half of the 88 people in Black Snake are older adults aged 45 to 64. This makes the area far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 54. It is a small, sparsely populated community where seniors and children are both more common than in most similar areas.

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📍 Black Snake, Suburb / Locality

Where Black Snake sits — Total population

88
  • 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 Snake — lower than 62% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Black Snake88
4600, QLD 910
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 88 residents. The typical person living here is 54, which is far older than the typical Queenslander.

88

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 75
  • 2021: 88

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

54 yrs

Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 54 yrs
  • 2021: 54 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Children under 15 are also more common than in most areas, accounting for 19.3% of residents.

22.7%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 22.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

19.3%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Black Snake, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Children (0–14) (18%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Indigenous residents make up 6.8% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 16.9%.

16.9%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Black Snake, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (7%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 5 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 7 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 5 males; 55–59: 5 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 8 males; 50–54: 4 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 3 males; 20–24: 5 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Black Snake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30269/black-snake/topic/demographics-identity