566 ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 416
- 2016: 476
- 2021: 566
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Leyburn · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Leyburn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Leyburn, where 34.1% of the population falls into this bracket. This is a notably mature community, with a typical resident being 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
566
▲ +36.1%
- 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 Leyburn — higher than 66% of areas.
| Leyburn | 566 |
|---|---|
| 4365, QLD | 596 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Leyburn has a total population of 566 people, making it larger than about 68% of similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +8.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is much older than most, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 27.7% of the population, far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 12.5%.
27.7% ▲ +46.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.5% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Leyburn, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.4% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. About 40.9% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships sit at 12.3%, roughly the same as the state average.
7.4% ▲ +81.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Leyburn, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (17%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Leyburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31655/leyburn/topic/demographics-identity