230 ▼ -36.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 362
- 2016: 223
- 2021: 230
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meldale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Meldale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines Meldale, where the typical resident is now 55 years old. This is 17 years older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia, creating a community with very few children and a high number of seniors.
230
▼ -36.5%
- 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 Meldale — higher than 57% of areas.
| Meldale | 230 |
|---|---|
| 4510, QLD | 55,940 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 230 people, which is larger than about 57% of similar areas. The typical age here is 55, making the area far older than both the state and national figures.
55 yrs ▲ +22.2%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 30.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 10.9%, well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
30.9% ▲ +49.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Meldale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.9% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Most people are married at 58.9%, while 13.1% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly above the national average.
3.9% ▲ +57.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Meldale, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Meldale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31800/meldale/topic/demographics-identity