57 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60
- 2021: 57
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Currajah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Currajah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Currajah is 61, making this a far older community than most of Australia. This creates a quiet atmosphere where seniors make up over 40% of the population, while children are relatively rare.
57
—
- 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 Currajah — lower than 70% of areas.
| Currajah | 57 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Currajah is a sparsely populated area with only 57 residents, which is smaller than about 69% of similar areas.
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 40.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 12.3%.
40.4% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.3% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Currajah splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (37%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Children (0–14) at 11%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The area has no residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure. Most people are married, while those in de facto relationships are far fewer than in the rest of the country.
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Currajah, Married is the majority at 75%; Never married is next at 11%.
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 Currajah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30770/currajah/topic/demographics-identity