88 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53
- 2021: 88
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Christmas Creek · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Christmas Creek, where the typical person is 36. This sparsely populated area is largely defined by a high proportion of children and a small senior population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Christmas Creek — lower than 62% of areas.
| Christmas Creek | 88 |
|---|---|
| 4285, QLD | 21,763 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 88 people. The typical resident is 36, which is a little younger than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
88 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
36 yrs —
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 33% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the typical resident is younger, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at 10.2%.
10.2% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
33.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Christmas Creek, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 36%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (18%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
First Nations people make up 8% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. Over half of residents are married, while 10.9% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little below the state average.
8.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Christmas Creek, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) and Widowed (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Christmas Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30605/christmas-creek/topic/demographics-identity