24,349 ▲ +62.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14,976
- 2016: 19,299
- 2021: 24,349
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Redbank Plains · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Redbank Plains
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 24,349 people in Redbank Plains have never been married, reflecting a very young community. The typical resident is just 27, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This area is one of the largest of its kind and is defined by a high proportion of children and young adults.
24,349
▲ +62.6%
- 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 Redbank Plains — higher than 90% of areas.
| Redbank Plains | 24,349 |
|---|---|
| 4301, QLD | 36,527 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a total population of 24,349, Redbank Plains is among the largest areas at this level. Residents here are far younger than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia, with a typical age of 27.
27 yrs ▲ +3.8%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 27 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 29% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, people aged 65 and over are much less common here at 6.6%, far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
6.6% ▲ +58.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.0% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Redbank Plains splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (32%) and Children (0–14) (29%), with Older adults (45–64) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. People in de facto relationships are also well above the national average at 16.5%.
6.2% ▲ +78.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.5% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Redbank Plains, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Redbank Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32405/redbank-plains/topic/demographics-identity