146 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 147
- 2021: 146
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Running Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Running Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Running Creek is 56, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated community is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a very small number of children.
146
—
- 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 Running Creek — lower than 53% of areas.
| Running Creek | 146 |
|---|---|
| 4287, QLD | 938 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 146 people. Residents here are far older than those in Queensland and Australia, with a typical age 18 years higher than the national average.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 25.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 13.0%.
25.3% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Running Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national rates. People in de facto relationships are also much less common here at 8.5%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Running Creek, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Running Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Running Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32493/running-creek/topic/demographics-identity