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.
Black Snake · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Black Snake — lower than 62% of areas.
| Black Snake | 88 |
|---|---|
| 4600, QLD | 910 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
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.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% 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 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.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Black Snake, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
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%.
6.8% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Black Snake, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (7%).
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