100 —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 124
- 2021: 100
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Chelmsford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Chelmsford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 54 years makes Chelmsford far older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 100 people is defined by a significant age gap compared to the rest of the state and country.
100
—
- 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 Chelmsford — lower than 59% of areas.
| Chelmsford | 100 |
|---|---|
| 4606, QLD | 2,399 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Residents here are far older than those in most other areas, with a typical age that is 16 years higher than the Queensland and Australian averages.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very small number of children, at just 3% of the population. This is far below the national figure, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 35% of the population, which is far above the state average.
35.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.0% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Chelmsford splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (39%) and Seniors (65+) (38%), with Youth (15–24) at 11%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Only 5.1% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure well below the 11.5% seen across Australia.
8.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Chelmsford, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Chelmsford
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Chelmsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30589/chelmsford/topic/demographics-identity