573 ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 505
- 2016: 567
- 2021: 573
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Reesville · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Reesville is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This gap of 19 years marks the area as much older than most similar places. With a population of 573, the community is mostly made up of seniors and older adults.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Reesville — higher than 66% of areas.
| Reesville | 573 |
|---|---|
| 4552, QLD | 9,019 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 573 people, making it larger than about 69% of similar areas. Most residents are significantly older than those in the rest of the state.
573 ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
57 yrs ▲ +3.6%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 32.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 13.4%.
32.3% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Reesville splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (59%), while 2.3% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.8%, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
2.3% ▲ +282.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Reesville, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Reesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32415/reesville/topic/demographics-identity