Pilerwa · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Pilerwa

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Forty per cent of Pilerwa's residents are older adults aged between 45 and 64. This is a sparsely populated area of just 50 people, where the typical resident is 48, making it far older than the national figure.

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Where Pilerwa sits — Total population

50
  • 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 Pilerwa — lower than 72% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Pilerwa50
4650, QLD 34,942
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 50 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 72% of similar areas.

50

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 51
  • 2021: 50

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

48 yrs

Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47 yrs
  • 2021: 48 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 28% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are far less common here at 6%, compared to 17.2% across Australia.

6.0%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.5%
  • 2021: 6.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

28.0%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 28.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Pilerwa, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Children (0–14) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure. There are no people in de facto relationships, while 55% of the population are married.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Pilerwa, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 27%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 7 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 6 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 4 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 6 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Pilerwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32315/pilerwa/topic/demographics-identity