39 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40
- 2021: 39
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brush Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brush Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Few changes have occurred in the small population of Brush Creek since 2011, though it remains an exceptionally old community. The typical resident is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
39
—
- 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 Brush Creek — lower than 77% of areas.
| Brush Creek | 39 |
|---|---|
| 4387, QLD | 1,338 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 39 people live in Brush Creek, making it smaller than about 76% of similar areas. The typical resident is 57, which is 19 years older than the Queensland and Australian averages.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 only 7.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so old, with people aged 45 and over making up over 64% of the residents.
20.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Brush Creek, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 53%; Seniors (65+) is next at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Brush Creek identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland average. Most of the community is married (66.7%), while those in de facto relationships are well below the state average at 9.4%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brush Creek, Married is the majority at 69%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Brush Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30397/brush-creek/topic/demographics-identity