157 ▼ -40.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 263
- 2016: 123
- 2021: 157
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kelsey Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kelsey Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A notably high proportion of children and seniors shape daily life in Kelsey Creek, where 26.8% of residents are under 15. This creates a community with a varied age mix, though the typical resident is 42, making the area noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian figures.
157
▼ -40.3%
- 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 Kelsey Creek — lower than 51% of areas.
| Kelsey Creek | 157 |
|---|---|
| 4800, QLD | 10,081 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 157 people, which is larger than about half of similar areas.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high number of children and seniors, with those under 15 and those 65 and over both sitting well above the state and national figures.
21.7% ▲ +83.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.8% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kelsey Creek splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 56.9%, while those in de facto relationships are a little more common here than in the rest of the country. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kelsey Creek, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Kelsey Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31498/kelsey-creek/topic/demographics-identity