121 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 121
- 2021: 121
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Causeway Lake · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than average defines daily life in Causeway Lake, where the typical resident is 55. This is 17 years older than the national figure, creating a community with very few children and a high proportion of seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Causeway Lake — lower than 56% of areas.
| Causeway Lake | 121 |
|---|---|
| 4703, QLD | 25,129 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is relatively small with 121 residents. This population is far older than the Queensland and Australian typical age of 38.
121 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% 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 27.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 8.3%.
27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.3% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Causeway Lake, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 8.3% of the population, well above the Queensland figure of 4.6%. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 20.9%.
8.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.9% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Causeway Lake, the largest group is Never married at 41%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Causeway Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30563/causeway-lake/topic/demographics-identity