8 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3
- 2021: 8
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Palmerston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Palmerston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Palmerston is 51, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated place has only 8 people living across its landscape.
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 Palmerston — lower than 94% of areas.
| Palmerston | 8 |
|---|---|
| 4860, QLD | 11,316 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a total population of just 8, Palmerston is among the smallest areas of its kind. Residents are far older than the typical Queenslander, with a typical age of 51 years.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The most common age structure is Older adults (45–64) at 75%, ahead of Children (0–14) (0%).
Age structure
View on map →In Palmerston, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 100%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The most common marital status is Married at 88%, ahead of Never married (0%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Palmerston
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32262/palmerston/topic/demographics-identity