213 ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 317
- 2016: 221
- 2021: 213
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Perwillowen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Perwillowen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Perwillowen is 54, making the community far older than both the state and national average. This sparsely populated area has a small population of 213 people. It is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a very small number of children.
213
▼ -32.8%
- 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 Perwillowen — higher than 55% of areas.
| Perwillowen | 213 |
|---|---|
| 4560, QLD | 36,706 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The 213 people living here are far older than those in most other areas. With a typical age of 54, the population is 16 years older than the Queensland and Australian figures.
54 yrs ▲ +31.7%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents make up a huge part of the community, with 27.7% aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, making up only 8.5% of the population.
27.7% ▲ +96.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.5% ▼ -63.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Perwillowen, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, though those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in other areas. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below the state and national averages.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.6% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Perwillowen, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Perwillowen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32301/perwillowen/topic/demographics-identity