60 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64
- 2021: 60
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Elphinstone · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Elphinstone
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Elphinstone is 50, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated place has only 60 residents and a demographic profile skewed heavily toward older adults and seniors.
60
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- 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 Elphinstone — lower than 69% of areas.
| Elphinstone | 60 |
|---|---|
| 4361, QLD | 2,654 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 60 people living here. This is smaller than about 68% of similar areas.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so old, with seniors making up 23.3% of the population, well above the Queensland average.
23.3% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Elphinstone, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. Around 15.1% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a rate well above the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Elphinstone, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 35%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Elphinstone
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Elphinstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30972/elphinstone/topic/demographics-identity