Rifle Range · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Rifle Range

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A population of 197 people now live in Rifle Range, with a typical resident being 41 years old. This makes the area noticeably older than the national figure. It is a place where families are common, and children make up a significant portion of the community.

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Where Rifle Range sits — Total population

197
  • 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 Rifle Range — higher than 53% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Rifle Range197
4311, QLD 10,412
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical age here is 41, which is noticeably older than the typical Queenslander or Australian at 38.

197

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 186
  • 2021: 197

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

41 yrs

Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 39 yrs
  • 2021: 41 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 22.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state average at 14.7%.

14.7%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

22.8%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.9%
  • 2021: 22.8%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Rifle Range, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

About 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the 4.6% seen across Queensland. Marital status is varied, with 45.5% of people being married and 38.5% having never married.

12.6%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.3%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Rifle Range, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (8%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 6 males; 75–79: 3 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 9 males; 65–69: 4 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 5 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 13 males; 55–59: 8 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 6 males; 50–54: 7 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 8 males; 45–49: 14 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 8 males; 40–44: 7 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 5 males; 35–39: 10 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 3 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 8 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 9 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 17 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 10 males; 5–9: 5 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 4 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rifle Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32429/rifle-range/topic/demographics-identity