38 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48
- 2021: 38
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Homestead · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Homestead
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Population levels in Homestead have remained very small, with only 38 people living in the area. It is a place of extremes, where the number of children is far above the national figure, yet the typical resident is 45, making it noticeably older than most of Australia.
38
—
- 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 Homestead — lower than 77% of areas.
| Homestead | 38 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | 10,732 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 38 people live here, which is smaller than about 77% of similar areas. The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian figure of 38.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 28.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This is paired with a high proportion of seniors, as those aged 65 and over are well above the state and national figures at 23.7%.
23.7% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.9% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Homestead splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. About 46.7% of residents are married, while 12% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Homestead, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (34%) and Widowed (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Homestead
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Homestead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31354/homestead/topic/demographics-identity