184 ▼ -43.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 328
- 2016: 218
- 2021: 184
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Colosseum · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Colosseum
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Colosseum is far older than most people across the country, with an age of 53. This creates a community where seniors are much more common than in the state or national average. The population is small, totaling 184 people.
184
▼ -43.9%
- 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 Colosseum — higher than 52% of areas.
| Colosseum | 184 |
|---|---|
| 4677, QLD | 4,217 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Colosseum much older than most other similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +26.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 22.8% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% national average. This is consistent with the area's older profile, while children under 15 are a little below the national average at 16.8%.
22.8% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Colosseum, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.3% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 14.5% of the population, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 12.9%.
3.3% ▲ +113.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Colosseum, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Colosseum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30653/colosseum/topic/demographics-identity