280 ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 332
- 2016: 265
- 2021: 280
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Miles End · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Miles End
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Miles End is just 31 years old, making it noticeably younger than the national figure. The area is shaped by a high proportion of children and a very small number of seniors, with 280 people living in the neighbourhood.
280
▼ -15.7%
- 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 Miles End — higher than 58% of areas.
| Miles End | 280 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | 19,299 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 31, which is among the lowest ages for similar areas and 7 years younger than the Queensland and Australian averages.
31 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 27.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the youthfulness of the area, as people aged 65 and over make up only 2.5% of residents.
2.5% ▼ -60.2%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.5% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Miles End, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Children (0–14) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 18.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Nearly half of the population have never been married.
18.9% ▲ +46.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▼ -38.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Miles End splits fairly evenly between Never married (46%) and Married (41%), with Divorced at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Miles End
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Miles End [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31834/miles-end/topic/demographics-identity