8,737 ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,777
- 2016: 8,108
- 2021: 8,737
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kuraby · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kuraby
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Younger families define the daily life of Kuraby, where the typical resident is just 34. This makes the area noticeably younger than both Queensland and the national average of 38.
8,737
▲ +12.3%
- 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 Kuraby — higher than 87% of areas.
| Kuraby | 8,737 |
|---|---|
| 4112, QLD | 8,737 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 8,737 people, Kuraby is among the largest areas of its kind. The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the national figure.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 23.7% of the population, well above the Australian average of 18.2%. This helps explain the area's youth, as those aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at 11.1%.
11.1% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.7% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kuraby splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, though those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 4.8%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.7% of the population, which is lower than most areas.
0.7% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.8% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kuraby, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Kuraby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31588/kuraby/topic/demographics-identity