337 ▲ +891.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34
- 2016: 19
- 2021: 337
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Karawatha · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Karawatha
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up 67.8% of the population in Karawatha, which is a very young area. The typical resident is only 31, making it noticeably younger than both the Queensland and national figures of 38 years.
337
▲ +891.2%
- 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 Karawatha — higher than 60% of areas.
| Karawatha | 337 |
|---|---|
| 4117, QLD | 2,954 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
There are 337 people living in Karawatha, a population that is larger than about 62% of similar areas.
31 yrs ▼ -35.4%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 young people, with children under 15 making up 31.2% of the population—far above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the typical age is so low, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state average at just 7.7%.
7.7% ▼ -78.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
31.2% ▲ +105.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Karawatha, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 5.9%, a figure well below the Australian average of 11.5%.
0.9% ▼ -89.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.9% ▲ —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Karawatha, Married is the majority at 69%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Karawatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31488/karawatha/topic/demographics-identity