14,904 ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13,884
- 2016: 14,356
- 2021: 14,904
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Emerald · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Emerald
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors than most similar areas live in Emerald, making it a notably young community. The typical resident is only 32 years old, which is six years younger than the Queensland and national figures.
14,904
▲ +7.3%
- 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 Emerald — higher than 88% of areas.
| Emerald | 14,904 |
|---|---|
| 4720, QLD | 15,031 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Emerald is one of the largest areas at this level with 14,904 people.
32 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 25.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are far below the national average at just 7.0%.
7.0% ▲ +69.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.3% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Emerald, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than the national average of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander at 5.0%. Additionally, those in de facto relationships make up 16.3% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
5.0% ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.3% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Emerald, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (7%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Emerald
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30973/emerald/topic/demographics-identity