113 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 91
- 2021: 113
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Massie · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the state average defines daily life in Massie, where the typical resident is 50. This small community of 113 people is shaped by a high number of seniors and a very low proportion of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Massie — lower than 56% of areas.
| Massie | 113 |
|---|---|
| 4370, QLD | 19,195 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Massie is 50, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figure of 38.
113 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 8.8% of the area, well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is older, with 23% of people aged 65 and over, a figure well above the 17.2% seen across Australia.
23.0% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Massie, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (23%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 68% of the population, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 5.7%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below the Queensland average of 4.6%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.7% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Massie, Married is the majority at 69%; Never married is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Massie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31784/massie/topic/demographics-identity