395 ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 419
- 2016: 425
- 2021: 395
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Flying Fish Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Flying Fish Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Flying Fish Point, where the typical person is 50. This is a small community of 395 people with a population that leans heavily toward seniors and older adults.
395
▼ -5.7%
- 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 Flying Fish Point — higher than 62% of areas.
| Flying Fish Point | 395 |
|---|---|
| 4860, QLD | 11,316 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. The total population of 395 is larger than about 65% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +22.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 24.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at 14.9%.
24.8% ▲ +99.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Flying Fish Point, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 17.2% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Those in de facto relationships represent 12.1% of the community, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
17.2% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Flying Fish Point, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Flying Fish Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31057/flying-fish-point/topic/demographics-identity