80 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73
- 2021: 80
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Palmtree · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Palmtree
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 80 people living in Palmtree are aged 65 or over. This makes the area far older than the rest of the state and the nation. It is a sparsely populated place where seniors are the most prominent age group.
80
—
- 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 Palmtree — lower than 64% of areas.
| Palmtree | 80 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 31,026 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Palmtree is smaller than about 63% of similar areas.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 45% of the population, a figure far above the 17% seen across Australia. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 7.5%.
45.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Palmtree, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state average. Those in de facto relationships make up only 6.2%, while the most common status is married at 59.5%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.2% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Palmtree, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 21%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Palmtree
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Palmtree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32263/palmtree/topic/demographics-identity