796 ▲ +61.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 492
- 2016: 634
- 2021: 796
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Grantham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Grantham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A little younger than the state and national average, the typical resident in Grantham is 36 years old. This community of 796 people is larger than about 72% of similar areas and has a notable Indigenous population.
796
▲ +61.8%
- 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 Grantham — higher than 72% of areas.
| Grantham | 796 |
|---|---|
| 4347, QLD | 1,344 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, which is a little younger than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
36 yrs ▼ -18.2%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 15.8% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures. Children under 15 account for 18% of residents, a figure about the same as the rest of the country.
15.8% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Grantham splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.3% of people identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 3.2%.
5.3% ▲ +418.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Grantham, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Grantham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31227/grantham/topic/demographics-identity