831 ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 726
- 2016: 831
- 2021: 831
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cawarral · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cawarral
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A larger population than 72% of similar areas defines Cawarral, where residents are noticeably older than the national average. The typical person here is 43 years old, which is five years older than the typical resident across Queensland and Australia.
831
▲ +14.5%
- 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 Cawarral — higher than 72% of areas.
| Cawarral | 831 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 29,819 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cawarral has a total population of 831 people. The typical resident is 43, making the area noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +16.2%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18.2% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.4%, a figure lower than most similar areas.
16.4% ▲ +107.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cawarral, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.5%, a figure a little above the Australian average of 11.5%.
4.6% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cawarral, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Cawarral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30564/cawarral/topic/demographics-identity