683 ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 606
- 2016: 656
- 2021: 683
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Castaways Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Castaways Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Castaways Beach is 51, making this area far older than the national average of 38. With 683 people living here, the population is skewed toward older adults and seniors, who together make up over half of the community.
683
▲ +12.7%
- 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 Castaways Beach — higher than 69% of areas.
| Castaways Beach | 683 |
|---|---|
| 4567, QLD | 11,979 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is much higher than most similar areas and 13 years older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
51 yrs ▲ +8.5%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 24% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain the older age profile, while children under 15 represent 18.3%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
24.0% ▲ +59.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Castaways Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, at 63.6%, though those in de facto relationships are a little below the Queensland figure. Only 0.7% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state average.
0.7% ▲ +47.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Castaways Beach, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 23%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Castaways Beach
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Castaways Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30558/castaways-beach/topic/demographics-identity