114 ▼ -56.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 263
- 2016: 143
- 2021: 114
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Morton Vale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Morton Vale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Morton Vale is far older than average at 53 years. This small community of 114 people has a population skewed heavily toward seniors and older adults. It is a place where children are uncommon and the population is significantly older than the national figure.
114
▼ -56.7%
- 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 Morton Vale — lower than 56% of areas.
| Morton Vale | 114 |
|---|---|
| 4343, QLD | 12,173 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 53 is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. This makes Morton Vale much older than most similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +20.5%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.2% of the population, which is far above the state and national figures. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at only 10.5%.
27.2% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Morton Vale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Youth (15–24) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are much less common here at 8.3% compared to the national figure of 11.5%.
8.8% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.3% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Morton Vale, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Morton Vale
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Morton Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31924/morton-vale/topic/demographics-identity