1,352 ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,129
- 2016: 1,363
- 2021: 1,352
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Macdonald · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lake Macdonald
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 1,352 people now live in Lake Macdonald, where the community has grown older over the last decade. The typical resident is now 49, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This shift is seen in the high number of seniors living here.
1,352
▲ +19.8%
- 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 Lake Macdonald — higher than 75% of areas.
| Lake Macdonald | 1,352 |
|---|---|
| 4563, QLD | 9,826 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lake Macdonald is larger than about 77% of similar areas, with a total population of 1,352 people.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors make up over half the population, with 22.8% aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure. This explains why the typical resident is far older than in most other areas.
22.8% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lake Macdonald, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships are well above the Australian average at 15.6%. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 2.5% of the population.
2.5% ▲ +58.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% ▲ +63.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Macdonald, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lake Macdonald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31615/lake-macdonald/topic/demographics-identity