399 ▲ +68.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 237
- 2016: 317
- 2021: 399
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
O'Connell · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in O'Connell
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 O'Connell, where 37.6% of the population falls into this bracket. The area is noticeably older than the national typical age of 38, with residents here usually being 43. It is a place with a high proportion of children and a small number of seniors.
399
▲ +68.4%
- 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 O'Connell — higher than 62% of areas.
| O'Connell | 399 |
|---|---|
| 4680, QLD | 55,339 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
O'Connell has 399 residents, making it larger than about 65% of similar areas. The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 22.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 10.5%, a figure well below the Queensland average.
10.5% ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.3% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In O'Connell, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.5% of the population, which is well above the Australian average. Most residents are married (61.9%), while those in de facto relationships (13.8%) are more common here than in most other areas.
6.5% ▲ +421.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In O'Connell, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
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 O'Connell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32203/o-connell/topic/demographics-identity