9,063 ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,987
- 2016: 8,562
- 2021: 9,063
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Paddington · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Paddington
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population has grown in Paddington, where the typical resident is now just 34. This is four years younger than the typical person in Queensland or Australia. The area has become one of the largest of its kind with 9,063 people.
9,063
▲ +13.5%
- 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 Paddington — higher than 87% of areas.
| Paddington | 9,063 |
|---|---|
| 4064, QLD | 12,191 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Paddington is 34, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures of 38.
34 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Few seniors live here, with those aged 65 and over making up 10.3% of the population, which is well below the 17.2% national figure. This is reflected in the age structure, where young adults aged 25 to 44 are the largest group at 33.5%.
10.3% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Paddington, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, sitting at 15.7% compared to the 11.5% national figure. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.0% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%.
1.0% ▲ +60.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Paddington, the largest group is Never married at 50%, followed by Married (38%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Paddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32250/paddington/topic/demographics-identity