Haliday Bay · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Haliday Bay

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.

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Where Haliday Bay sits — Total population

172
  • 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 Haliday Bay — higher than 50% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Haliday Bay172
4740, QLD 85,500
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

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.

  • 2016: 167
  • 2021: 172

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

55 yrs

Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 51 yrs
  • 2021: 55 yrs

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 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.

  • 2016: 28.1%
  • 2021: 22.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

9.3%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Haliday Bay, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).

Identity & relationships

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.

8.6%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Haliday Bay, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 24%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 7 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 6 males; 75–79: 7 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 13 males; 70–74: 8 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 4 males; 65–69: 4 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 11 males; 60–64: 9 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 13 males; 55–59: 13 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 7 males; 50–54: 6 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 5 males; 45–49: 7 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 8 males; 40–44: 8 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 4 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 5 males; 15–19: 6 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 4 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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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