198 ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 235
- 2016: 225
- 2021: 198
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Parklands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Parklands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Parklands than across Queensland or Australia. The area has a small population of 198 people and is notably older than the national average. This profile is shaped by a strong presence of older adults and a high number of people in de facto relationships.
198
▼ -15.7%
- 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 Parklands — higher than 53% of areas.
| Parklands | 198 |
|---|---|
| 4560, QLD | 36,706 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Parklands is 43, which is noticeably older than the same figure for Queensland and Australia. The total population of 198 is larger than about 55% of similar areas.
43 yrs ▲ +22.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 32.8%. Children under 15 account for 14.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
16.7% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Parklands splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 9.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 21.0% compared to 11.5% nationally.
9.6% ▲ +50.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.0% ▲ +52.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Parklands, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Parklands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32275/parklands/topic/demographics-identity