60 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56
- 2021: 60
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kents Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kents Lagoon is now 44, making the area noticeably older than both Queensland and Australia. This sparsely populated place has a small population of just 60 people, with a strong majority of adults being married.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kents Lagoon — lower than 69% of areas.
| Kents Lagoon | 60 |
|---|---|
| 4309, QLD | 3,366 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small at 60 people, which is lower than about 68% of similar areas. The typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the national and state figures of 38.
60 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 11.7% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 23.3%.
15.0% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.7% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Kents Lagoon, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Youth (15–24) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average of 3.2%. Most people are married (64.0%), while those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 8.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Kents Lagoon, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 36%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kents Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31509/kents-lagoon/topic/demographics-identity