327 ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 328
- 2016: 336
- 2021: 327
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Newell · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Newell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Newell, where 40.1% of the 327 residents fall into this bracket. This is a notably mature community, with a typical resident aged 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
327
▼ -0.3%
- 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 Newell — higher than 60% of areas.
| Newell | 327 |
|---|---|
| 4873, QLD | 6,771 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 327 people is larger than about 62% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia.
55 yrs ▲ +27.9%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 26.9% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 17%. This explains why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 11.3%.
26.9% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.3% ▼ -54.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Newell, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 15.7%. About 2.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.8% ▼ -62.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Newell, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Newell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32133/newell/topic/demographics-identity