44 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13
- 2021: 44
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Caroline Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Caroline Crossing, representing 38.6% of the population. This is a sparsely populated area of just 44 people, where the typical resident is 48, making the community far older than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Caroline Crossing — lower than 75% of areas.
| Caroline Crossing | 44 |
|---|---|
| 4477, QLD | 530 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
With only 44 residents, Caroline Crossing is smaller than about 74% of similar areas. The typical resident is 48, which is 10 years older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
44 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 6.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 15.9%, a little below the state average.
6.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Caroline Crossing, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 57%; Children (0–14) is next at 23%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.4% of the population, well above the national figure. De facto relationships are also very common here at 42.3%, which is far above the state average of 12.9%.
11.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
42.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Caroline Crossing, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 42%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Caroline Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30546/caroline-crossing/topic/demographics-identity