59 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64
- 2021: 59
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Opalton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Opalton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Opalton is 55 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated place has only 59 people, with a population that leans heavily towards older adults.
59
—
- 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 Opalton — lower than 69% of areas.
| Opalton | 59 |
|---|---|
| 4735, QLD | 960 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55, which is much higher than most similar areas and 17 years older than the national figure. Only 59 people live here.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 just 10.2% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure. Almost half the population are older adults aged 45 to 64, while no youth aged 15 to 24 live here.
16.9% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.2% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Opalton, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 52%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 19.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate well below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Opalton, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Opalton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Opalton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32228/opalton/topic/demographics-identity