695 ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 653
- 2016: 676
- 2021: 695
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Draper · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Draper
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Forty-two is the typical age for those living in Draper, making it noticeably older than the national and state figures of 38. This small community of 695 people has a balanced age mix, though it is notably younger in its senior population than the rest of the country.
695
▲ +6.4%
- 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 Draper — higher than 70% of areas.
| Draper | 695 |
|---|---|
| 4520, QLD | 13,885 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Draper is larger than about 71% of similar areas. Residents here are generally older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 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.
Children under 15 make up 20.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is 13.4%, well below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
13.4% ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Draper, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 61.3% of the population. People in de facto relationships make up 10.5%, which is a little below the national figure of 11.5%.
1.3% ▲ +182.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Draper, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Draper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30875/draper/topic/demographics-identity