4,930 ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,874
- 2016: 4,976
- 2021: 4,930
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Heritage Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Heritage Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Heritage Park is just 37, making it a much younger place than most similar areas. This youthful feel is driven by a high number of children and a small proportion of seniors. With 4,930 residents, it is larger than about 90% of areas at this level.
4,930
▲ +1.1%
- 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 Heritage Park — higher than 86% of areas.
| Heritage Park | 4,930 |
|---|---|
| 4118, QLD | 31,493 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents is 37, which is a little younger than both the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
37 yrs ▲ +15.6%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 21.1% of the population, a little above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, as those aged 65 and over make up only 11.6%, which is well below the Australian average of 17.2%.
11.6% ▲ +78.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.1% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Heritage Park splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.7% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the national figure. Half of the community are married, while 11% are in a de facto relationship, a little below the Queensland average.
2.7% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Heritage Park, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Heritage Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31322/heritage-park/topic/demographics-identity