5,657 ▲ +70.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,324
- 2016: 4,793
- 2021: 5,657
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rural View · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rural View
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rural View is just 31, making it noticeably younger than both the state and national average of 38. This creates a family-focused atmosphere for the 5,657 people living here, with a high proportion of children and young adults.
5,657
▲ +70.2%
- 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 Rural View — higher than 86% of areas.
| Rural View | 5,657 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | 85,500 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is larger than about 91% of similar areas, and the typical resident is 31, which is seven years younger than the Queensland and Australian figures.
31 yrs ▼ -3.1%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 25.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the low number of seniors, as those aged 65 and over make up only 6.2% of the area.
6.2% ▲ +52.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.6% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rural View, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national average. De facto relationships are also common here, with 17% of people in such a partnership, well above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
6.0% ▲ +65.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.0% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rural View, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Rural View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32495/rural-view/topic/demographics-identity