12,271 ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11,210
- 2016: 12,153
- 2021: 12,271
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Crestmead · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Crestmead
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Crestmead is just 29 years old, making this area far younger than the national figure of 38. This youthfulness is driven by a very high number of children and a small proportion of seniors. With 12,271 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region.
12,271
▲ +9.5%
- 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 Crestmead — higher than 88% of areas.
| Crestmead | 12,271 |
|---|---|
| 4132, QLD | 27,070 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 29, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far younger than both Queensland and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
29 yrs ▲ +7.4%
Younger than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 28 yrs
- 2021: 29 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 27.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the youth of the area, while those aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at just 8.2%.
8.2% ▲ +69.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.2% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Crestmead splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.6% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also a little more common here than in the rest of Australia.
5.6% ▲ +45.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Crestmead, the largest group is Never married at 46%, followed by Married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Crestmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30750/crestmead/topic/demographics-identity