2,824 ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,689
- 2016: 2,547
- 2021: 2,824
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Harlaxton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Harlaxton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Harlaxton is just 31, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. This youthful profile is driven by a high number of children and a smaller proportion of seniors than usual. The population totals 2,824 people.
2,824
▲ +5.0%
- 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 Harlaxton — higher than 83% of areas.
| Harlaxton | 2,824 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | 115,218 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age of a resident here is 31, which is among the lowest for similar areas and 7 years younger than the national typical age.
31 yrs ▲ +3.3%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 22.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state and national proportions at 14.5%.
14.5% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Harlaxton splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Children (0–14) (22%), with Older adults (45–64) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas.
9.0% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Harlaxton, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Harlaxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31296/harlaxton/topic/demographics-identity