333 ▲ +46.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 227
- 2016: 299
- 2021: 333
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lakeland · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lakeland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population of 333 people defines Lakeland, where the typical resident is just 34. This youthful profile is highlighted by a high proportion of adults aged 25 to 44, making the area much younger than the national average.
333
▲ +46.7%
- 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 Lakeland — higher than 60% of areas.
| Lakeland | 333 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 34, which is noticeably younger than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. The total population is 333, making it larger than about 62% of similar areas.
34 yrs ▼ -8.1%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up nearly half the population at 48.9%. This contributes to the area having far fewer children and seniors than most other places, with those aged 65 and over sitting well below the national figure at 12%.
12.0% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lakeland, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 49%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (18%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 20.8%.
8.7% ▲ +65.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.8% ▲ +84.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Lakeland splits fairly evenly between Never married (46%) and Married (41%), with Divorced at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lakeland
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lakeland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31623/lakeland/topic/demographics-identity