33 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0
- 2021: 33
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fork Lagoons · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fork Lagoons
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Fork Lagoons is just 28 years old, making this area far younger than the national figure. With only 33 people living here, the population is small but skewed heavily toward children and young adults.
33
—
- 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 Fork Lagoons — lower than 80% of areas.
| Fork Lagoons | 33 |
|---|---|
| 4723, QLD | 1,596 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 28 is among the lowest for similar areas and is 10 years younger than the state and national figures.
28 yrs —
Younger than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
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 30.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the young profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at only 9.1%.
9.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
30.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fork Lagoons splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (38%) and Young adults (25–44) (35%), with Youth (15–24) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents are married, and 31.8% have never married. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Fork Lagoons, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 39%.
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 Fork Lagoons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31070/fork-lagoons/topic/demographics-identity