1,682 ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,638
- 2016: 1,584
- 2021: 1,682
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Childers · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Childers
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the state average defines Childers, where the typical resident is 50. This gap is most obvious among seniors, who make up over 30% of the 1,682 people living here.
1,682
▲ +2.7%
- 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 Childers — higher than 77% of areas.
| Childers | 1,682 |
|---|---|
| 4660, QLD | 8,048 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Childers older than most similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +2.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 30.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This contributes to a lower proportion of children under 15, at 13.8%, which is well below the Australian figure.
30.4% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Childers splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 5.4% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Meanwhile, the share of people in de facto relationships is 8.7%, a figure well below the Queensland average.
5.4% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.7% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Childers, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Childers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30600/childers/topic/demographics-identity