97 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 101
- 2021: 97
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Columbia · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Columbia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Columbia has seen its population settle at 97 people, with a mix of age groups that makes it noticeably older than the state and national figures. While it is a small community, it stands out for having a very high number of people in de facto relationships compared to the rest of the country.
97
—
- 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 Columbia — lower than 60% of areas.
| Columbia | 97 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | 10,732 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 43, which is five years older than the usual person in Queensland or across Australia.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 20.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little below at 14.4%.
14.4% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Columbia, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A high 22.6% of residents are in de facto relationships, far above the 11.5% national figure, and no one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Columbia, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 34%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Columbia
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Columbia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30654/columbia/topic/demographics-identity