1,366 ▲ +91.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 713
- 2016: 1,061
- 2021: 1,366
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Delaneys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Delaneys Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of Indigenous people than most similar areas live in Delaneys Creek. This community of 1,366 people is slightly older than the national typical age of 38, though it has a notable number of children.
1,366
▲ +91.6%
- 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 Delaneys Creek — higher than 75% of areas.
| Delaneys Creek | 1,366 |
|---|---|
| 4514, QLD | 8,605 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,366, making it larger than about 77% of areas at this level. Residents have a typical age of 39, which is a little older than the Queensland and Australian figures.
39 yrs ▲ +5.4%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 20.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over represent 16.0%, a figure that is a little below the national average.
16.0% ▲ +52.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Delaneys Creek splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 7.0% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, people in de facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.9%.
7.0% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Delaneys Creek, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Delaneys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30829/delaneys-creek/topic/demographics-identity