160 ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 124
- 2016: 136
- 2021: 160
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Priestdale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Priestdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Priestdale, where the typical resident is 48. This is a small community of 160 people that stands out for having a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
160
▲ +29.0%
- 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 Priestdale — lower than 51% of areas.
| Priestdale | 160 |
|---|---|
| 4127, QLD | 27,206 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 48 years old, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38 years.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.8% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at only 11.9%.
23.8% ▲ +88.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.9% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Priestdale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Youth (15–24) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marital status is varied, with 55.1% of people married and 33.3% who have never been married. Those in de facto relationships make up 6.3%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.3% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Priestdale, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Priestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32364/priestdale/topic/demographics-identity