229 ▼ -36.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 363
- 2016: 205
- 2021: 229
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pratten · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than most similar areas defines Pratten, where the typical resident is 54. This aging profile is clear in the data, with a high proportion of seniors and far fewer children than the state or national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pratten — higher than 57% of areas.
| Pratten | 229 |
|---|---|
| 4370, QLD | 19,195 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 229 people. This makes Pratten larger than about 57% of other areas at this level.
229 ▼ -36.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
54 yrs ▲ +17.4%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.0% of the community, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area is so much older than average, as children under 15 make up only 14.8% of residents.
24.0% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Pratten, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Regarding relationships, de facto partnerships are a little more common here at 14.5% than the 11.5% seen across Australia.
8.3% ▲ +200.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +59.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Pratten, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (25%) and Divorced (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Pratten [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32359/pratten/topic/demographics-identity