3,861 ▲ +527.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 615
- 2016: 511
- 2021: 3,861
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pallara · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pallara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Pallara is just 31, making this one of the youngest areas in the region. This young age profile is driven by a large number of children and young adults, with the population growing to 3,861 people.
3,861
▲ +527.8%
- 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 Pallara — higher than 86% of areas.
| Pallara | 3,861 |
|---|---|
| 4110, QLD | 16,461 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 31, which is noticeably younger than the typical person in Queensland or Australia by 7 years.
31 yrs ▼ -22.5%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 26.1% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, with seniors aged 65 and over making up only 4.0%, far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
4.0% ▼ -67.6%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.1% ▲ +38.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Pallara, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 47%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (61.1%), though 14.1% are in de facto relationships, which is a little above the Queensland figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.7% of the population, slightly below the state and national levels.
1.7% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% ▲ +129.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pallara, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Pallara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32255/pallara/topic/demographics-identity