Flinton · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Flinton

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Far fewer people live here than in about 81% of similar areas, making Flinton a very sparsely populated place. The typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This small community is almost entirely made up of adults, with no children under 15 living here.

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📍 Flinton, Suburb / Locality

Where Flinton sits — Total population

29
  • 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 Flinton — lower than 82% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Flinton29
4422, QLD 447
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Flinton is a small settlement with only 29 residents. Those who live here are generally older than people across Queensland and Australia.

29

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 42
  • 2021: 29

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

44 yrs

Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33 yrs
  • 2021: 44 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

There are no children under 15 in the area, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over make up 13.8% of the population, a figure well below the state average.

13.8%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Flinton, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 46%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Youth (15–24) (23%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland average of 4.6%. Most residents are married, accounting for 62.5% of the population.

Marital status

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In Flinton, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 33%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 4 males; 40–44: 5 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Flinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31055/flinton/topic/demographics-identity