4,471 ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,384
- 2016: 3,912
- 2021: 4,471
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Leichhardt · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Leichhardt
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Leichhardt is just 31 years old, making the area noticeably younger than the national figure. With 4,471 people, it is larger than about 89% of similar areas and is shaped by a high proportion of children and young adults.
4,471
▲ +32.1%
- 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 Leichhardt — higher than 86% of areas.
| Leichhardt | 4,471 |
|---|---|
| 4305, QLD | 64,356 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 31, which is among the lowest for this type of area and 7 years younger than the Queensland and Australian averages.
31 yrs ▲ +3.3%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 24.4% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while those aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at 11.2%.
11.2% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.4% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Leichhardt splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 12.5% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national average. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 15.4%.
12.5% ▲ +46.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Leichhardt, Never married is the majority at 51%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31650/leichhardt/topic/demographics-identity