2,675 ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,169
- 2016: 2,190
- 2021: 2,675
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pacific Paradise · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pacific Paradise
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 43% of people in Pacific Paradise are married, reflecting a community with a mature population. The typical resident is 46, making the area far older than both Queensland and Australia. This older profile is driven by a high number of seniors, who make up over a quarter of the population.
2,675
▲ +23.3%
- 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 Pacific Paradise — higher than 82% of areas.
| Pacific Paradise | 2,675 |
|---|---|
| 4564, QLD | 11,659 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 2,675 residents, Pacific Paradise is larger than about 83% of similar areas. People here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 46.
46 yrs ▲ +39.4%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 27.3% of the population, which is far above the figures for Queensland and Australia. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.7%.
27.3% ▲ +158.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pacific Paradise splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.5% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 13.7%, a rate higher than most similar areas.
2.5% ▲ +39.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pacific Paradise, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Pacific Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32247/pacific-paradise/topic/demographics-identity