8,837 ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,436
- 2016: 8,702
- 2021: 8,837
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Parkwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Parkwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up 42.9% of the population in Parkwood, the largest relationship group in the area. This is a relatively large community of 8,837 people who are generally younger than the national average. The local profile is shaped by a strong presence of both middle-aged and young adults.
8,837
▲ +4.8%
- 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 Parkwood — higher than 87% of areas.
| Parkwood | 8,837 |
|---|---|
| 4214, QLD | 38,871 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37 years old, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38. Parkwood is among the largest areas of its kind in the region.
37 yrs ▲ +8.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 13.6% of the population, a figure well below both the Queensland and Australian averages. This contributes to the area feeling younger than most other places.
13.6% ▲ +84.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Parkwood splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Youth (15–24) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 2.8% of the community, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 12.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a rate similar to the rest of the state.
2.8% ▲ +74.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Parkwood splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (42%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Parkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32278/parkwood/topic/demographics-identity