3,773 ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,460
- 2016: 3,675
- 2021: 3,773
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Deagon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Deagon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 87% of similar areas are smaller than Deagon, which is home to 3,773 people. The typical resident is 42, making the community noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
3,773
▲ +9.0%
- 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 Deagon — higher than 86% of areas.
| Deagon | 3,773 |
|---|---|
| 4017, QLD | 37,756 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Deagon has a total population of 3,773. The typical resident is 42, which is lower than most similar areas but noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian figures.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 18.6% of the population, a little above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 16.3%, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
18.6% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Deagon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.6% of the area, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 2.3% of the population, slightly lower than the state average.
2.3% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Deagon splits fairly evenly between Never married (39%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 13%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Deagon
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Deagon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30818/deagon/topic/demographics-identity