179 ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 225
- 2016: 156
- 2021: 179
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lowmead · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lowmead
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 Lowmead, where the typical resident is 57. This makes the area far older than both Queensland and Australia, with a population of 179 people.
179
▼ -20.4%
- 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 Lowmead — higher than 51% of areas.
| Lowmead | 179 |
|---|---|
| 4676, QLD | 177 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Lowmead is much older than most similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +16.3%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 30.2% of the population, far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 11.7% of the area, which is well below the Australian average.
30.2% ▲ +58.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.7% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lowmead, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, followed by Seniors (65+) (30%) and Children (0–14) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.6% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships account for 15.1%, a figure well above the Australian average of 11.5%.
5.6% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lowmead, the largest group is Married at 38%, followed by Never married (25%) and Divorced (24%).
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 Lowmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31699/lowmead/topic/demographics-identity