71 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51
- 2021: 71
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carneys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Carneys Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Carneys Creek is a small community where the typical resident is 55. This age gap is stark, with the local typical age sitting 17 years above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
71
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- 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 Carneys Creek — lower than 66% of areas.
| Carneys Creek | 71 |
|---|---|
| 4310, QLD | 6,017 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 71 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 65% of similar areas.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A very high proportion of residents are seniors, with 32.4% aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 than most other places.
32.4% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Carneys Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (32%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (73.8%), while those in de facto relationships make up only 7.1%, a figure well below the Queensland average. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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.
7.1% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Carneys Creek, Married is the majority at 78%; 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 Carneys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30544/carneys-creek/topic/demographics-identity