210 ▼ -60.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 528
- 2016: 244
- 2021: 210
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mena Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mena Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More children live in Mena Creek than in the typical Queensland or Australian community. This small area is slightly younger than the national average, with a typical resident aged 37. It is a place where young families are common and many couples live together without being married.
210
▼ -60.2%
- 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 Mena Creek — higher than 55% of areas.
| Mena Creek | 210 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Mena Creek is 210 people, which is larger than about 55% of similar areas.
37 yrs ▼ -21.3%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 41 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 22.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the typical resident is only 37, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the national average at 16.2%.
16.2% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.9% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mena Creek splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the Australian figure at 16.2%. About 4.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national average.
4.3% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.2% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mena Creek, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Mena Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31803/mena-creek/topic/demographics-identity