35 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18
- 2021: 35
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Jaffa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Jaffa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A huge gap in the number of children marks Jaffa, where 31.4% of the population are under 15. This sparsely populated area has a typical resident aged 43, making it noticeably older than the state and national figures.
35
—
- 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 Jaffa — lower than 79% of areas.
| Jaffa | 35 |
|---|---|
| 4855, QLD | 809 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Jaffa is a small community of just 35 people, which is smaller than about 78% of similar areas.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is dominated by children, with 31.4% under age 15, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, seniors make up only 8.6% of the population, which is well below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
8.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
31.4% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Jaffa, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 37%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 25%, far above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland average of 4.6%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Jaffa, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Divorced (35%) and Never married (17%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Jaffa
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Jaffa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31425/jaffa/topic/demographics-identity