819 ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 752
- 2016: 796
- 2021: 819
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Samford Village · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Samford Village
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas define Samford Village, where the typical person is 48. This small community of 819 people has a distinct age profile, with a very high proportion of seniors alongside a significant number of children.
819
▲ +8.9%
- 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 Samford Village — higher than 72% of areas.
| Samford Village | 819 |
|---|---|
| 4520, QLD | 13,885 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 48, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38.
48 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high number of seniors aged 65 and over make up 29.3% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. At the same time, children under 15 are a little more common here than across Australia.
29.3% ▲ +79.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.0% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Samford Village splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are the most common relationship status at 60.6%, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 6.2%. Only 1.0% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure.
1.0% ▲ —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.2% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Samford Village, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
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 Samford Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32506/samford-village/topic/demographics-identity