6,450 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,213
- 2016: 6,375
- 2021: 6,450
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Molendinar · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Molendinar
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Molendinar, where the typical resident is 37. This community of 6,450 people is notably skewed toward working-age adults and families, with far fewer seniors than the state or national average.
6,450
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Molendinar — higher than 86% of areas.
| Molendinar | 6,450 |
|---|---|
| 4214, QLD | 38,871 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure. The total population has reached 6,450, making it one of the largest areas of its kind.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 36 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 18.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Conversely, those aged 65 and over are only 12.8%, a figure well below the Queensland average of 17%.
12.8% ▲ +42.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Molendinar splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state average. Marital status is split, with 43.5% of people married and 40.6% who have never been married.
2.7% ▲ +53.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Molendinar splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never 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 Molendinar
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Molendinar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31873/molendinar/topic/demographics-identity