70 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 85
- 2021: 70
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cairdbeign · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significantly higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Cairdbeign compared to the rest of the country. This sparsely populated area has just 70 residents, where the typical person is 40 years old.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cairdbeign — lower than 67% of areas.
| Cairdbeign | 70 |
|---|---|
| 4722, QLD | 1,640 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Cairdbeign is a small area with a total population of 70 people. Residents are a little older than the national figure, with a typical age of 40.
70 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
40 yrs —
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 35.7%. Seniors over 65 represent 14.3% of the population, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
14.3% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Cairdbeign, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most similar areas, at 7.1%, which is well above the national figure. Most residents are married, accounting for 72.5% of the population.
7.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Cairdbeign, Married is the majority at 70%; Never married is next at 11%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cairdbeign [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30477/cairdbeign/topic/demographics-identity