Christmas Creek · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Christmas Creek

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.

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📍 Christmas Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Christmas Creek sits — Total population

88
  • 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 Christmas Creek — lower than 62% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Christmas Creek88
4285, QLD 21,763
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

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.

  • 2016: 53
  • 2021: 88

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

36 yrs

Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 54 yrs
  • 2021: 36 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 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.

  • 2016: 15.1%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

33.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 33.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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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%).

Identity & relationships

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.

10.9%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Christmas Creek, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) and Widowed (12%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 4 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 4 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 5 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 6 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 4 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 4 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 7 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 3 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 6 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 4 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 3 males; 0–4: 4 females

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 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