674 ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 555
- 2016: 590
- 2021: 674
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Samsonvale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Samsonvale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of children makes Samsonvale a family-focused area, where 23% of residents are under 15. This is well above the national figure of 18.2%. With a total population of 674 people, it is larger than about 70% of similar areas.
674
▲ +21.4%
- 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 Samsonvale — higher than 69% of areas.
| Samsonvale | 674 |
|---|---|
| 4520, QLD | 13,885 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia. This age is lower than the typical resident in most similar areas.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 are much more common here than in most areas, while the 11.3% of residents aged 65 and over is well below the national figure of 17.2%.
11.3% ▲ +268.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.0% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Samsonvale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (59.1%), though those in de facto relationships make up 10.7%, which is a little below the Queensland average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 1.6% of the population.
1.6% ▲ +201.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Samsonvale, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Samsonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32507/samsonvale/topic/demographics-identity