131 —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 120
- 2021: 131
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Machine Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Machine Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 77% of residents in Machine Creek are married. This small community of 131 people has a typical resident aged 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
131
—
- 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 Machine Creek — lower than 54% of areas.
| Machine Creek | 131 |
|---|---|
| 4695, QLD | 1,114 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 42, making the area noticeably older than both Queensland and Australia. The total population is 131, which is smaller than about 53% of similar areas.
42 yrs —
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 22.1% of the population, well above the national figure. This is alongside a high proportion of seniors, as those aged 65 and over are well above the state and national averages at 21.4%.
21.4% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.1% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Machine Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
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 figures for Queensland and Australia. Only 4.6% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure well below the national 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.
4.6% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Machine Creek, Married is the majority at 78%; Never married is next at 12%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Machine Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Machine Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31723/machine-creek/topic/demographics-identity