323 ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 261
- 2016: 301
- 2021: 323
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Byfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Byfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Byfield is now 48 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. The population has grown to 323 people, with a notable shift towards a mature community. This is reflected in a high proportion of seniors and a large number of couples in de facto relationships.
323
▲ +23.8%
- 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 Byfield — higher than 60% of areas.
| Byfield | 323 |
|---|---|
| 4703, QLD | 25,129 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Byfield has a total population of 323 people, which is larger than about 62% of similar areas.
48 yrs ▲ +2.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 48 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% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 17%. Children under 15 account for 17.6% of residents, a result that is about the same as the national average.
22.0% ▲ +92.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Byfield, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 26.3%, a figure far above the national average of 11.5%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.9%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%.
0.9% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26.3% ▲ +52.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Byfield splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 10%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Byfield
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Byfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30467/byfield/topic/demographics-identity