7,412 ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,712
- 2016: 6,659
- 2021: 7,412
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Reedy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Reedy Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 7,412 people in Reedy Creek are married, making it a family-focused area. It is a notably young community where children under 15 make up 23.1% of the population, well above the national figure.
7,412
▲ +29.8%
- 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 Reedy Creek — higher than 87% of areas.
| Reedy Creek | 7,412 |
|---|---|
| 4227, QLD | 23,904 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is one of the largest for its kind, with a typical resident aged 37. This is a little younger than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
37 yrs ▲ +8.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 are much more common here than in most areas, while the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is well below the national figure. This helps explain why the area feels younger than the state average.
12.2% ▲ +52.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.1% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Reedy Creek splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.1% of the population, slightly lower than across Australia.
1.8% ▲ +48.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.1% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Reedy Creek, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Reedy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32414/reedy-creek/topic/demographics-identity