157 ▼ -57.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 370
- 2016: 148
- 2021: 157
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Paterson · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Paterson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shifting age profile defines Paterson, where children under 15 now make up nearly 30% of the population. This is a far higher proportion than the national figure, creating a community that is noticeably younger in some brackets but older in others.
157
▼ -57.6%
- 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 Paterson — lower than 51% of areas.
| Paterson | 157 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | 46,427 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 157 people, which is larger than about half of similar areas. The typical resident is 41, making the area noticeably older than both Queensland and Australia.
41 yrs ▼ -14.6%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 29.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. Conversely, those aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most areas, sitting well below the state figure.
12.1% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.3% ▲ +75.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Paterson splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. About 14.7% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the Australian average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Paterson splits fairly evenly between Married (46%) 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 Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32283/paterson/topic/demographics-identity