34 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32
- 2021: 34
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Prawle · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Prawle
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Prawle is a sparsely populated place where the typical resident is 47. This age gap is stark, with the local population sitting nine years above the Queensland and national figures.
34
—
- 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 Prawle — lower than 79% of areas.
| Prawle | 34 |
|---|---|
| 4650, QLD | 34,942 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Prawle is a very small community of just 34 people, which is smaller than about 78% of similar areas.
47 yrs —
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with 38.2% aged 65 and over, which is far above the state and national figures. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 8.8% of the population, a figure well below the Queensland average.
38.2% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Prawle, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 50%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. About 11.5% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Prawle splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (42%), with Widowed at 15%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Prawle
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Prawle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32360/prawle/topic/demographics-identity