1,016 ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 768
- 2016: 965
- 2021: 1,016
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Peak Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Peak Crossing
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 22% of the population are children under 15, a figure well above the national average for Peak Crossing. This creates a distinct demographic profile where families with children are much more common than in most similar areas. The community has grown to ,016 people, making it larger than about 74% of areas at this level.
1,016
▲ +32.3%
- 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 Peak Crossing — higher than 73% of areas.
| Peak Crossing | 1,016 |
|---|---|
| 4306, QLD | 43,997 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Despite this, the area is younger than many other places of a similar size.
41 yrs ▲ +13.9%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 38 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 22.9% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 18.7%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over represent 16% of the area, a little below the national average.
16.0% ▲ +52.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.9% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Peak Crossing splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the population are married, while 13.5% are in a de facto relationship, which is higher than most similar areas. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.0% of the community, a little below the national figure of 3.2%.
2.0% ▲ +68.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +67.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Peak Crossing, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Peak Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32288/peak-crossing/topic/demographics-identity