327 ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 301
- 2016: 329
- 2021: 327
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Majors Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Majors Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are more common in Majors Creek than in most similar areas. The typical person here is 49, making the community far older than the national figure of 38. With 327 people living here, the area has a population larger than about 62% of similar places.
327
▲ +8.6%
- 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 Majors Creek — higher than 60% of areas.
| Majors Creek | 327 |
|---|---|
| 4816, QLD | 9,284 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents is 49, which is 11 years older than the typical person in Queensland or across Australia.
49 yrs ▲ +19.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up 21.7% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 are well below the national average at 13.8%.
21.7% ▲ +77.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Majors Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.4%, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.1% of the population, a little below the national figure of 3.2%.
2.1% ▼ -41.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Majors Creek, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Majors Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31736/majors-creek/topic/demographics-identity