435 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 450
- 2016: 406
- 2021: 435
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lucinda · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lucinda
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Lucinda has a typical resident aged 60. This is 22 years older than the usual person in Queensland or Australia. With 435 residents, the area is dominated by a large proportion of seniors.
435
▼ -3.3%
- 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 Lucinda — higher than 63% of areas.
| Lucinda | 435 |
|---|---|
| 4850, QLD | 10,923 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 60, which is among the highest ages for similar areas. This makes the population far older than the national figure.
60 yrs ▲ +3.4%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58 yrs
- 2016: 64 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 41.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at just 12%.
41.4% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lucinda, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas. Most people are married (53.7%), while 12% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state average.
5.1% ▲ +662.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lucinda, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Lucinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31701/lucinda/topic/demographics-identity