69 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79
- 2021: 69
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lefthand Branch · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lefthand Branch
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lefthand Branch is 59, making it far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated area is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a very small number of children.
69
—
- 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 Lefthand Branch — lower than 67% of areas.
| Lefthand Branch | 69 |
|---|---|
| 4343, QLD | 12,173 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
There are 69 people living here, which is smaller than about 66% of similar areas. The population is far older than the Queensland and Australian averages by 21 years.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 34.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 7.2%.
34.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.2% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lefthand Branch splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, though those in de facto relationships are far below the state and national figures. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lefthand Branch, Married is the majority at 70%; Never married is next at 16%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lefthand Branch
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lefthand Branch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31649/lefthand-branch/topic/demographics-identity