66 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31
- 2021: 66
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ellinjaa · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ellinjaa is now 48, making the area far older than the state and national figures. This small community of 66 people is defined by a striking age gap, where a very high proportion of seniors lives alongside a large number of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ellinjaa — lower than 68% of areas.
| Ellinjaa | 66 |
|---|---|
| 4886, QLD | 965 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 66 people living here. This is smaller than about 66% of similar areas.
66 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up a huge 34.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. At the same time, children under 15 account for 24.2%, a figure well above the 18.2% seen across Australia.
34.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Ellinjaa, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state average. De facto relationships are common here, at 19.4%, a figure much higher than most other areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Ellinjaa, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (37%) and Divorced (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ellinjaa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30966/ellinjaa/topic/demographics-identity