2,871 ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,956
- 2016: 2,852
- 2021: 2,871
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Railway Estate · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Railway Estate
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 2,871 people in Railway Estate have never been married. This is a relatively young area where the typical resident is 36, making it a little younger than both the Queensland and Australian figures.
2,871
▼ -2.9%
- 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 Railway Estate — higher than 83% of areas.
| Railway Estate | 2,871 |
|---|---|
| 4810, QLD | 21,697 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population of 2,871 is larger than about 84% of similar areas. The typical resident is 36, which is much lower than most areas.
36 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 13.5% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 16.9%, a little below the state and national averages.
13.5% ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Railway Estate splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 18.4%.
9.2% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.4% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Railway Estate, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Railway Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32384/railway-estate/topic/demographics-identity