633 ▲ +89.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 334
- 2016: 552
- 2021: 633
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lakes Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lakes Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Lakes Creek than in most similar areas. The community of 633 people is notably younger than many others, with a small senior population and a typical resident aged 40.
633
▲ +89.5%
- 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 Lakes Creek — higher than 68% of areas.
| Lakes Creek | 633 |
|---|---|
| 4701, QLD | 43,828 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lakes Creek has 633 residents, making it larger than about 70% of areas at this level. The typical person here is 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 19% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This is consistent with a much smaller senior population, as those aged 65 and over are well below the Queensland figure of 17%.
12.8% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lakes Creek splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 9.2% of the population, a figure well above the 3.2% national average. Half of the residents are married, while 10.4% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little below the national figure.
9.2% ▲ +205.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lakes Creek, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Lakes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31624/lakes-creek/topic/demographics-identity