129 ▼ -56.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 298
- 2016: 133
- 2021: 129
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Croftby · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Croftby
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Croftby is 53 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 129 people has a distinct age profile where seniors are much more common than in most other areas.
129
▼ -56.7%
- 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 Croftby — lower than 55% of areas.
| Croftby | 129 |
|---|---|
| 4310, QLD | 6,017 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figure of 38. Croftby is smaller than about 53% of similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +6.0%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 53 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 30.2% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 10.1%.
30.2% ▲ +93.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.1% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Croftby splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.7% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Australian figure of 3.2%. Over half the residents are married, while 11.9% are in a de facto relationship.
4.7% ▲ +362.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +176.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Croftby, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Croftby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30752/croftby/topic/demographics-identity