34 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49
- 2021: 34
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Damper Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Damper Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Damper Creek has remained a very small community since 2011, with just 34 people living here. It is an unusual place where a very high proportion of children lives alongside a population that is far older than the national average.
34
—
- 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 Damper Creek — lower than 79% of areas.
| Damper Creek | 34 |
|---|---|
| 4849, QLD | 1,368 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This is among the highest typical ages for areas of this size.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 29.4% of the population, a figure far above the 18.2% national average. Seniors aged 65 and over also make up a larger share here than in the rest of Australia at 20.6%.
20.6% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.4% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Damper Creek, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Most people are married, while those in de facto relationships are far below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 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: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Damper Creek, Married is the majority at 57%; Divorced is next at 23%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Damper Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Damper Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30803/damper-creek/topic/demographics-identity