2,281 ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,021
- 2016: 2,130
- 2021: 2,281
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Emu Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Emu Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Emu Park, where the typical resident is 54. This makes the community far older than both the Queensland and national typical age of 38.
2,281
▲ +12.9%
- 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 Emu Park — higher than 80% of areas.
| Emu Park | 2,281 |
|---|---|
| 4710, QLD | 5,119 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Emu Park has a population of 2,281 people, which is larger than about 82% of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +14.9%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily weighted toward seniors, with 29.6% aged 65 and over—far above the 17% national figure. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is well below the national average at 14.2%.
29.6% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Emu Park splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 5.5% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Over half of residents are married, while 10.4% are in de facto relationships, a figure a little below the national average.
5.5% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Emu Park, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Emu Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30975/emu-park/topic/demographics-identity