62 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55
- 2021: 62
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Middlebrook · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Middlebrook is now 58, making the area far older than the national average. This sparsely populated community of 62 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a very small number of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Middlebrook — lower than 69% of areas.
| Middlebrook | 62 |
|---|---|
| 4886, QLD | 965 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 58, which is 20 years older than the usual resident in Queensland or Australia. This is among the highest typical ages for areas of this type.
62 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 29% of the population, which is 12 percentage points above the national figure. This explains why children under 15 are so rare here, accounting for only 4.8% of residents.
29.0% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.8% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Middlebrook, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 50%, followed by Seniors (65+) (38%) and Children (0–14) (6%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, though those in de facto relationships are more common here than in most other areas. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Middlebrook, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Middlebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31824/middlebrook/topic/demographics-identity