2,513 ▲ +502.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 417
- 2016: 2,250
- 2021: 2,513
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kirkwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kirkwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Few areas like Kirkwood are as youthful as this, where the typical resident is just 28 years old. This makes the community far younger than both the Queensland and national averages. With over 2,500 people, it is larger than about 82% of similar areas.
2,513
▲ +502.6%
- 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 Kirkwood — higher than 81% of areas.
| Kirkwood | 2,513 |
|---|---|
| 4680, QLD | 55,339 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Kirkwood is 28, which is 10 years younger than the usual resident across Queensland and Australia. This puts the area among the youngest in the region.
28 yrs ▼ -6.7%
Younger than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 25 yrs
- 2021: 28 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 30.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over represent only 3.4%, a figure far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
3.4% ▲ +134.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
30.6% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kirkwood, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.8% of the population, which is well above the national average. Many residents are in de facto relationships (22.3%), a rate far above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
6.8% ▲ +66.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.3% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Kirkwood splits fairly evenly between Married (46%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Kirkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31556/kirkwood/topic/demographics-identity