21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9
- 2021: 21
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Epsom · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A small population of just 21 people defines Epsom, where the typical resident is far older than the national figure. This tiny community is now dominated by older adults and children, with no young adults or youth living here at all.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Epsom — lower than 85% of areas.
| Epsom | 21 |
|---|---|
| 4741, QLD | 7,346 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Epsom is 49, making the area far older than both Queensland and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 23.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children sits alongside a large group of older adults aged 45 to 64, who make up 38.1% of the area.
14.3% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Epsom, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 50%, followed by Children (0–14) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Epsom identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the 3.2% national average. Nearly half of the residents are married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Epsom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30980/epsom/topic/demographics-identity