35 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17
- 2021: 35
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Palgrave · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Palgrave
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 31% of residents are seniors in Palgrave, making it an area with a very high proportion of older people. The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 35 people.
35
—
- 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 Palgrave — lower than 79% of areas.
| Palgrave | 35 |
|---|---|
| 4374, QLD | 402 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 35 people living here. This is smaller than about 78% of similar areas.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Palgrave has a very high number of seniors, with 31.4% aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 11.4% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average.
31.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.4% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Palgrave, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Youth (15–24) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national rate of 3.2%. Over half of the population is married, while 44% have never been married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Palgrave, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (41%) and Widowed (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Palgrave
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Palgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32254/palgrave/topic/demographics-identity