1,320 ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,176
- 2016: 1,309
- 2021: 1,320
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cardwell · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cardwell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cardwell is far older than the national figure, with a median age of 60 years. This makes the area one of the oldest in its class, where nearly 40% of the 1,320 residents are seniors.
1,320
▲ +12.2%
- 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 Cardwell — higher than 75% of areas.
| Cardwell | 1,320 |
|---|---|
| 4849, QLD | 1,368 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,320 is larger than about 77% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in the rest of Australia and Queensland, by 22 years.
60 yrs ▲ +15.4%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 39.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10.5% of the area, a figure well below the state average.
39.5% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cardwell, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are a little less common here than in the rest of the country.
9.6% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.1% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cardwell, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Cardwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30537/cardwell/topic/demographics-identity