87 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 87
- 2021: 87
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Orion · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Orion
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A young typical age of 32 defines the 87 people living in Orion. This sparsely populated area is noticeably younger than the national figure, with a high proportion of children and very few seniors.
87
—
- 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 Orion — lower than 62% of areas.
| Orion | 87 |
|---|---|
| 4722, QLD | 1,640 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is just 32, making Orion noticeably younger than both Queensland and Australia by 6 years. This is among the lowest typical ages for areas of this type.
32 yrs —
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 31% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This explains why the area is so young, while the 8% of people aged 65 and over is well below the state and national averages.
8.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
31.0% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Orion splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Older adults (45–64) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Most people are married (76.3%), while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 8.2%.
3.4% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Orion, Married is the majority at 75%; Never married is next at 17%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Orion
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Orion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32233/orion/topic/demographics-identity