61 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65
- 2021: 61
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Flying Fox · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Flying Fox is 44, making the area noticeably older than both the Queensland and national figures. With only 61 people living here, it is a small community where adults between 45 and 64 make up the largest age group.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Flying Fox — lower than 69% of areas.
| Flying Fox | 61 |
|---|---|
| 4275, QLD | 3,895 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 61 people, which is smaller than about 68% of similar areas. The typical resident is 44, which is 6 years older than the average person in Australia.
61 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 4.9% of the population, which is far below the national figure. People aged 65 and over are also well below the state and national levels at 11.5%.
11.5% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.9% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Flying Fox, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Youth (15–24) (20%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 34.1%, a figure far above the national average. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below the state and national proportions.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
34.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Flying Fox splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (42%), with Divorced at 7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Flying Fox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31058/flying-fox/topic/demographics-identity