346 ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 320
- 2016: 336
- 2021: 346
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Royston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Royston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 346 people living in Royston are married. This is an older community where the typical resident is 46, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap is reflected in the high number of seniors and a small population of children.
346
▲ +8.1%
- 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 Royston — higher than 60% of areas.
| Royston | 346 |
|---|---|
| 4515, QLD | 4,467 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Royston has 346 residents, making it larger than about 63% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 46, which is far older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
46 yrs ▲ +9.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 are well below the state average at 14.5%.
24.3% ▲ +47.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Royston splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.6% of residents are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Australian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 14.0% of the population, which is a little above the national figure.
2.6% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +107.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Royston, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Royston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32487/royston/topic/demographics-identity