1,824 ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,909
- 2016: 1,878
- 2021: 1,824
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Healy · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Healy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population defines Healy, where the typical resident is just 33. This makes the area far younger than the national figure of 38. It is a growing community of 1,824 people with a high proportion of children and young families.
1,824
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Healy — higher than 77% of areas.
| Healy | 1,824 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | 19,299 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Healy is larger than about 79% of similar areas, with a total population of 1,824 people.
33 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 26.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are far fewer here at 6.4% compared to 17.2% across Australia.
6.4% ▲ +56.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.2% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Healy splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 14.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the 3.2% national average. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 16.8%.
14.7% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Healy, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 38%.
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 Healy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31310/healy/topic/demographics-identity