170 ▼ -46.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 316
- 2016: 123
- 2021: 170
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lagoon Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lagoon Pocket
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 170 residents in Lagoon Pocket are married. This is a relatively young area compared to similar places, with a high proportion of children and a small number of seniors.
170
▼ -46.2%
- 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 Lagoon Pocket — higher than 50% of areas.
| Lagoon Pocket | 170 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | 46,427 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures, though much lower than most areas of this size.
38 yrs ▼ -15.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 26.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, people aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most areas, sitting well below the state average.
12.4% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.5% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lagoon Pocket splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than 5% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most similar areas. About 11.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure.
5.9% ▲ —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lagoon Pocket, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Lagoon Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31604/lagoon-pocket/topic/demographics-identity