18,643 ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16,402
- 2016: 18,261
- 2021: 18,643
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Labrador · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Labrador
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seven years older than the state and national typical age is the population of Labrador. This larger community of 18,643 people is marked by a significant gap in age, with far fewer children and many more seniors than the average Australian area.
18,643
▲ +13.7%
- 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 Labrador — higher than 89% of areas.
| Labrador | 18,643 |
|---|---|
| 4215, QLD | 55,425 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45 years old, which is noticeably older than both the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. With 18,643 people, it is among the largest areas at this level.
45 yrs ▲ +15.4%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 distinct age gap, as those aged 65 and over make up 23.4% of the population, well above the national 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the national figure at just 12.5%.
23.4% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.5% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Labrador splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Queensland figure. People in de facto relationships make up 13.1% of the community, slightly above the national average of 11.5%.
2.3% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Labrador, the largest group is Never married at 39%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Labrador [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31601/labrador/topic/demographics-identity