Natural Bridge · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Natural Bridge

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Natural Bridge is 51 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated place is shaped by a high number of seniors and a very low proportion of children.

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Where Natural Bridge sits — Total population

90
  • 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 Natural Bridge — lower than 61% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Natural Bridge90
4211, QLD 62,508
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is 90 people, which is smaller than about 60% of similar areas.

90

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 108
  • 2021: 90

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

51 yrs

Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 45 yrs
  • 2021: 51 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The age profile is heavily weighted towards older adults and seniors, who make up 76.7% of the population. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.2% of the area, a figure well below the national average.

26.7%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.6%
  • 2021: 26.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

12.2%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Natural Bridge, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 46%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are very common here, at 24.2%, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, well below both the state and national averages.

24.2%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 24.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Natural Bridge splits fairly evenly between Never married (35%) and Married (32%), with Widowed at 12%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 4 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 5 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 8 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 7 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 5 males; 55–59: 4 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 4 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 7 males; 35–39: 3 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 5 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 4 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 3 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 4 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Natural Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32110/natural-bridge/topic/demographics-identity