3,325 ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,594
- 2016: 2,998
- 2021: 3,325
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Chelmer · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Chelmer
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 22% of people in Chelmer are children under 15, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area much more family-oriented than most similar places. While the typical resident is 41, the population is larger than about 86% of similar areas.
3,325
▲ +28.2%
- 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 Chelmer — higher than 86% of areas.
| Chelmer | 3,325 |
|---|---|
| 4068, QLD | 25,676 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Chelmer is 41, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. The total population is 3,325 people.
41 yrs ▲ +7.9%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 22.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over represent 16.8% of residents, which is about the same as the Australian average.
16.8% ▲ +39.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.1% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Chelmer, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 27%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.4% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Marriages are common here, with 57.4% of residents married, while those in de facto relationships (7.1%) are much fewer than in most areas.
0.4% ▼ -37.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.1% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Chelmer, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Chelmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30588/chelmer/topic/demographics-identity