173 ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 232
- 2016: 170
- 2021: 173
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lonesome Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lonesome Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much higher proportions of children and Indigenous residents set Lonesome Creek apart from most similar areas. This community of 173 people is notably young, with children under 15 making up 22.5% of the population. While the typical resident is 38, the area has far fewer seniors than the state and national figures.
173
▼ -25.4%
- 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 Lonesome Creek — higher than 50% of areas.
| Lonesome Creek | 173 |
|---|---|
| 4719, QLD | 1,084 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lonesome Creek has 173 residents, making it larger than about 52% of similar areas. The typical age here is 38, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
38 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 22.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most, with only 8.7% of residents aged 65 and over.
8.7% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.5% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lonesome Creek, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.9% of the community, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. More people are in de facto relationships here than in most areas, at 14.7%.
6.9% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +248.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lonesome Creek, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Lonesome Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31682/lonesome-creek/topic/demographics-identity