6,296 ▲ +91.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,288
- 2016: 5,656
- 2021: 6,296
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fitzgibbon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fitzgibbon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Fitzgibbon is just 35, making it noticeably younger than both Queensland and Australia. This youthfulness is seen in the high number of children and the small proportion of seniors living here. With over 6,200 people, it is one of the largest areas at this level.
6,296
▲ +91.5%
- 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 Fitzgibbon — higher than 86% of areas.
| Fitzgibbon | 6,296 |
|---|---|
| 4018, QLD | 14,097 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 6,296, which is among the largest for this level of area. The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
35 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 20.9% of the population, a figure much higher than most areas. This helps explain why there are so few seniors here, with those 65 and over at 12.2%, well below the national average of 17.2%.
12.2% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.9% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fitzgibbon, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Older adults (45–64) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Queensland figure. In terms of relationships, 47.3% of people are married and 11.5% are in a de facto relationship.
2.5% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fitzgibbon, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Fitzgibbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31045/fitzgibbon/topic/demographics-identity