43 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63
- 2021: 43
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rhydding · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rhydding is 45 years old, making the area noticeably older than the Queensland and national figures. This sparsely populated place has just 43 people and a distinct demographic profile where adults in their prime years dominate the community.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rhydding — lower than 75% of areas.
| Rhydding | 43 |
|---|---|
| 4718, QLD | 2,582 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Rhydding is a small community of 43 people. The typical resident is 45, which is 7 years older than the typical person across Australia and Queensland.
43 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are very few children here, with those under 15 making up only 7% of the population, far below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.3%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
16.3% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Rhydding, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (23%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 23.3%, far above the 11.5% seen nationally. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland average of 4.6%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Rhydding, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rhydding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32422/rhydding/topic/demographics-identity