7,393 ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,046
- 2016: 6,277
- 2021: 7,393
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pelican Waters · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pelican Waters
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Pelican Waters is now 55, making the area far older than the national figure. This community of 7,393 people is shaped by a very high proportion of seniors, who make up one third of the population.
7,393
▲ +46.5%
- 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 Pelican Waters — higher than 87% of areas.
| Pelican Waters | 7,393 |
|---|---|
| 4551, QLD | 68,286 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 7,393, which is among the largest for its kind. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia, with a typical age of 55.
55 yrs ▲ +19.6%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 33.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is well below both the state and national figures at 13.8%.
33.7% ▲ +53.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pelican Waters splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Children (0–14) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is the most common relationship status at 65.8%, while the proportion of people in de facto relationships is well below the national figure at 7.7%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 1.7% of the population.
1.7% ▲ +252.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.7% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pelican Waters, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 19%.
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 Pelican Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32294/pelican-waters/topic/demographics-identity