149 —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 157
- 2021: 149
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Grahams Creek · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Grahams Creek is 47, making the area far older than both the state and national average of 38. This small community of 149 people is largely made up of seniors and older adults, with a much smaller proportion of children than in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Grahams Creek — lower than 52% of areas.
| Grahams Creek | 149 |
|---|---|
| 4650, QLD | 34,942 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 47 years old, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. The total population is 149 people.
149 —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
47 yrs —
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.5% of the population, a figure far above the 17% seen across Queensland. This older profile is consistent with the low number of children under 15, which at 14.8% is well below the national average.
27.5% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Grahams Creek splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 16.7% of residents. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Grahams Creek, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Grahams Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31221/grahams-creek/topic/demographics-identity