127 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 95
- 2021: 127
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Elbow Valley · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Elbow Valley is 43, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. This small community of 127 people is shaped by a low number of seniors and a surprisingly high proportion of couples in de facto relationships.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Elbow Valley — lower than 55% of areas.
| Elbow Valley | 127 |
|---|---|
| 4370, QLD | 19,195 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 127 people. The typical resident is 43 years old, which is 5 years older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
127 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
While children under 15 make up 19.7% of the area, seniors aged 65 and over account for only 7.9%. This proportion of older adults is well below the national figure of 17.2%.
7.9% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.7% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Elbow Valley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.5%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.5% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Elbow Valley, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Elbow Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30956/elbow-valley/topic/demographics-identity