16,664 ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14,788
- 2016: 16,757
- 2021: 16,664
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pacific Pines · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pacific Pines
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Pacific Pines is just 34 years old, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national average. With over 16,600 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind, defined by a high number of families with children.
16,664
▲ +12.7%
- 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 Pines — higher than 89% of areas.
| Pacific Pines | 16,664 |
|---|---|
| 4211, QLD | 62,508 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is around 16,664 people. The typical resident is 34, which is much lower than most areas and four years younger than the national figure.
34 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 23.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here, at only 8.5% compared to 17.2% across Australia.
8.5% ▲ +82.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.8% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pacific Pines splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national figures. Nearly half of the population are married, and 13.2% are in de facto relationships, which is slightly above the national average.
2.1% ▲ +70.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pacific Pines, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Pines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32248/pacific-pines/topic/demographics-identity