427 ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 451
- 2016: 390
- 2021: 427
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Calen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Calen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Well above the national average, 8.7% of people in Calen identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This community of 427 people is noticeably older than the typical Australian, though it has a surprisingly high number of children.
427
▼ -5.3%
- 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 Calen — higher than 62% of areas.
| Calen | 427 |
|---|---|
| 4798, QLD | 691 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, making the population noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 21.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This sits alongside a senior population of 17.8%, which is about the same as the rest of the state.
17.8% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.3% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Calen, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents are married, while 29.4% have never been married. People in de facto relationships make up 9.3%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 12.9%.
8.7% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Calen, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Calen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30484/calen/topic/demographics-identity