21 ▼ -88.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 184
- 2016: 16
- 2021: 21
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lakefield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lakefield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lakefield is now 56, making the area far older than most of Australia. With only 21 people living here, it is a sparsely populated place where older adults make up the vast majority of the population.
21
▼ -88.6%
- 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 Lakefield — lower than 85% of areas.
| Lakefield | 21 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | 5,329 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with just 21 residents. This makes Lakefield smaller than about 85% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +55.6%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is dominated by those aged 45 to 64, who make up 57.1% of the population. There are no children under 15, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%.
14.3% ▲ +73.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lakefield, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 67%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the Queensland average of 4.6%. While 44.4% of residents are married, no one is in a de facto relationship.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lakefield, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 43%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lakefield
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31622/lakefield/topic/demographics-identity