192 —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 185
- 2021: 192
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lower Mount Walker · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lower Mount Walker
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Lower Mount Walker, where the typical person is 51. This sparsely populated region has a population of 192 people and a demographic profile skewed heavily toward older age groups.
192
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- 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 Lower Mount Walker — higher than 52% of areas.
| Lower Mount Walker | 192 |
|---|---|
| 4340, QLD | 6,007 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap of 13 years is much higher than most other areas.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are far fewer children here, with those under 15 making up only 9.9% of the population. This is well below the Queensland figure of 18.7%, while seniors aged 65 and over are well above the state average at 23.4%.
23.4% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.9% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lower Mount Walker, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average. Most residents are married (54.8%), and those in de facto relationships make up 12.4%, which is about the same as the state 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.
12.4% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lower Mount Walker, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lower Mount Walker
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lower Mount Walker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31693/lower-mount-walker/topic/demographics-identity