Dalrymple Heights · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Dalrymple Heights

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Far older than the state or national average is the population in Dalrymple Heights, where the typical resident is 46. This sparsely populated area has just 46 people and a demographic profile that differs sharply from the rest of Queensland.

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Where Dalrymple Heights sits — Total population

46
  • 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 Dalrymple Heights — lower than 74% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Dalrymple Heights46
4757, QLD 362
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the state and national figures of 38. Only 46 people live in this area, making it smaller than about 73% of similar places.

46

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 44
  • 2021: 46

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

46 yrs

Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 53 yrs
  • 2021: 46 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 15.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also few at 10.9%, a result well below the Australian average of 17.2%.

10.9%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

15.2%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Dalrymple Heights, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 49%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (16%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. There are no people in de facto relationships here, and 65.8% of residents are married.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Dalrymple Heights, Married is the majority at 64%; Divorced is next at 18%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 4 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 5 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 5 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 3 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Dalrymple Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30798/dalrymple-heights/topic/demographics-identity