55 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48
- 2021: 55
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Minerva · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Minerva
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 30% of people in Minerva are children, making it a remarkably young place. This small community of 55 residents is noticeably younger than both the state and national averages, with a typical age of just 33.
55
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- 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 Minerva — lower than 70% of areas.
| Minerva | 55 |
|---|---|
| 4722, QLD | 1,640 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 33 years old, which is noticeably younger than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. This makes Minerva much younger than most similar areas.
33 yrs —
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 29.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are among the lowest in the country at only 5.5%.
5.5% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Minerva splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Children (0–14) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, while the proportion of people in de facto relationships is among the lowest at 0.0%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Minerva, Married is the majority at 76%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Minerva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31852/minerva/topic/demographics-identity