46 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0
- 2021: 46
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Palmer · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Palmer
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas make up the tiny population of Palmer. The typical person here is 50, which is 12 years older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia. With only 46 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area.
46
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- 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 Palmer — lower than 74% of areas.
| Palmer | 46 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | 5,329 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is very small, with just 46 people. This makes it smaller than about 73% of similar areas.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
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 21.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.4%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
21.7% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Palmer splits fairly evenly between Youth (15–24) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.5% of the population, a figure well above the 3.2% seen across Australia. Regarding relationships, 35.5% have never married, while 29% are married and 29% are divorced.
6.5% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Palmer, the largest group is Never married at 32%, followed by Married (26%) and Divorced (26%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Palmer
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Palmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32261/palmer/topic/demographics-identity