7,062 ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,930
- 2016: 6,536
- 2021: 7,062
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Paradise Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Paradise Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Paradise Point is now 53, making the area far older than the national figure. This older profile is reflected in the fact that nearly a third of the 7,062 residents are seniors. It is a place where older adults and retirees are the most prominent group.
7,062
▲ +19.1%
- 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 Paradise Point — higher than 87% of areas.
| Paradise Point | 7,062 |
|---|---|
| 4216, QLD | 39,714 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. With 7,062 people, it is among the largest areas of its kind.
53 yrs ▲ +12.8%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
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 30.1% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at 11.9% compared to 18.2% across Australia.
30.1% ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.9% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Paradise Point splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.8% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure. Most residents are married (55.1%), while those in de facto relationships (10.1%) are a little below the national average.
0.8% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.1% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Paradise Point, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Paradise Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32269/paradise-point/topic/demographics-identity