128 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 92
- 2021: 128
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fletcher · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fletcher
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 128 people living in Fletcher are married. This small community is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 53.
128
—
- 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 Fletcher — lower than 55% of areas.
| Fletcher | 128 |
|---|---|
| 4381, QLD | 692 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 53, which is 15 years older than the usual resident in Queensland or across Australia.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 32% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 10.9% of residents.
32.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fletcher splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 3.1% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. Only 4.7% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure well below the national level.
3.1% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.7% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fletcher, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Fletcher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31051/fletcher/topic/demographics-identity