267 ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 244
- 2016: 276
- 2021: 267
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Felton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Felton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are far more common in Felton than in most similar areas. The typical person here is 50, which is 12 years older than the national figure. This creates a community where seniors and older adults make up over half the population.
267
▲ +9.4%
- 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 Felton — higher than 58% of areas.
| Felton | 267 |
|---|---|
| 4358, QLD | 2,967 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Felton has a total population of 267 people. This is larger than about 59% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +6.4%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 towards older age groups, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 28.5% of the population. This is far above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 are well below the national average at 15.0%.
28.5% ▲ +70.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Felton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 63.4% of the population. People in de facto relationships make up 9.7%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 12.9%. About 3.7% of the community identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
3.7% ▲ —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Felton, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Felton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31026/felton/topic/demographics-identity