287 ▼ -50.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 584
- 2016: 206
- 2021: 287
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Deepwater · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Deepwater
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up nearly half of the population in Deepwater. This is a mature area where the typical resident is 57, far older than the national figure of 38. With 287 people living here, the community is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
287
▼ -50.9%
- 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 Deepwater — higher than 59% of areas.
| Deepwater | 287 |
|---|---|
| 4674, QLD | 1,579 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 57 years old, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian average of 38. The total population stands at 287 people.
57 yrs ▲ +16.3%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 26.5% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are far less common here, at just 8.0%.
26.5% ▲ +56.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.0% ▼ -48.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Deepwater, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.0% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% seen across Australia. About 41.8% of residents are married, while 12.5% are in a de facto relationship, a figure about the same as the state average.
8.0% ▲ +112.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Deepwater, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (17%).
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 Deepwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30823/deepwater/topic/demographics-identity