172 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 167
- 2021: 172
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Haliday Bay · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Haliday Bay is 55, making the area far older than the national figure. With only 172 people living here, it is a small community where nearly half of all residents are older adults aged between 45 and 64.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Haliday Bay — higher than 50% of areas.
| Haliday Bay | 172 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | 85,500 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 172 people is larger than about 52% of similar areas. This group is far older than the Queensland and Australian averages, with the typical resident being 17 years older than the national figure.
172 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% 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 just 9.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This gap helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are more common here than in most other areas, making up 22.7% of residents.
22.7% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Haliday Bay, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, though those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most areas. People identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 1.7% of the population, which is a little below the national average.
1.7% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.6% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Haliday Bay, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Haliday Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31285/haliday-bay/topic/demographics-identity