3,069 ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,138
- 2016: 3,113
- 2021: 3,069
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meadowbrook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Meadowbrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Meadowbrook is 37, making it a slightly younger place than the state or national average. With over 3,000 people living here, it is larger than about 85% of similar areas.
3,069
▼ -2.2%
- 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 Meadowbrook — higher than 84% of areas.
| Meadowbrook | 3,069 |
|---|---|
| 4131, QLD | 11,781 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 37 is a little younger than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much younger than most other similar places.
37 yrs ▲ +19.4%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 18.7% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the 13.4% of people aged 65 and over is well below the national figure of 17.2%.
13.4% ▲ +71.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.7% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Meadowbrook splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.6% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.3%, which is about the same as the national figure.
4.6% ▲ +138.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Meadowbrook, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Meadowbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31795/meadowbrook/topic/demographics-identity