5,266 ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,711
- 2016: 5,085
- 2021: 5,266
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
New Auckland · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in New Auckland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in New Auckland is just 33, making it noticeably younger than the Queensland and Australian figures. This younger profile is clear in the population data, where children and young adults make up over half the community.
5,266
▲ +11.8%
- 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 New Auckland — higher than 86% of areas.
| New Auckland | 5,266 |
|---|---|
| 4680, QLD | 55,339 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 5,266, which is larger than about 90% of similar areas. This growth is driven by a resident base that is much younger than most other places.
33 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 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 24.0% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, the 10.7% of people aged 65 and over is much lower than most areas.
10.7% ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.0% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →New Auckland splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.3% of the population, well above the 3.2% national average. There are also many more people in de facto relationships here than in other areas, at 16.6%.
7.3% ▲ +74.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.6% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In New Auckland, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (9%).
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 New Auckland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32126/new-auckland/topic/demographics-identity