195 ▼ -35.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 301
- 2016: 166
- 2021: 195
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ridgelands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ridgelands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of Ridgelands residents are married, forming the largest relationship group in a community of 195 people. This area is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 44.
195
▼ -35.2%
- 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 Ridgelands — higher than 53% of areas.
| Ridgelands | 195 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 29,819 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44 years old, which is 6 years older than the typical person in Queensland or across Australia.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 18.5% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the national and state averages. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the biggest age group at 32.3%.
16.9% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ridgelands, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Ridgelands identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships make up only 7.7%, a rate much lower than most other areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.7% ▲ +61.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ridgelands, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Ridgelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32427/ridgelands/topic/demographics-identity