66 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62
- 2021: 66
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Groper Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Groper Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Groper Creek is 63 years old, making it a far older area than the national figure. With only 66 people living here, it is a sparsely populated part of the region where over 40% of the population are seniors.
66
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- 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 Groper Creek — lower than 68% of areas.
| Groper Creek | 66 |
|---|---|
| 4806, QLD | 3,771 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 63, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. This is among the highest ages for any area at this level.
63 yrs —
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66 yrs
- 2021: 63 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 40.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas, at just 9.1%.
40.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Groper Creek, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Most people are married (61.3%), though those in de facto relationships are slightly more common than in most other areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Groper Creek, Married is the majority at 68%; Never married is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Groper Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Groper Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31257/groper-creek/topic/demographics-identity