81 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 86
- 2021: 81
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pinelands · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the residents in Pinelands are married, reflecting a community that is far older than the national average. The typical person here is 58 years old, which is 20 years older than the usual resident across Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pinelands — lower than 64% of areas.
| Pinelands | 81 |
|---|---|
| 4355, QLD | 2,812 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Pinelands is a small area with only 81 people, which is smaller than about 63% of similar places.
81 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has very few children, with only 7.4% under 15. This helps explain why the population is so old, with 24.7% being seniors, a figure well above the national level.
24.7% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.4% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Pinelands, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 15.5% of the population, slightly above the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Pinelands, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 37%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Pinelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32326/pinelands/topic/demographics-identity