4,926 ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,626
- 2016: 4,909
- 2021: 4,926
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sandgate · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sandgate
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest age group in Sandgate, reflecting a mature population. The typical resident here is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With 4,926 people, the area is larger than about 90% of similar places.
4,926
▲ +6.5%
- 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 Sandgate — higher than 86% of areas.
| Sandgate | 4,926 |
|---|---|
| 4017, QLD | 37,756 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Sandgate is 49, making the area far older than both Queensland and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
49 yrs ▲ +14.0%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 25.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 15.8%, a little below the Queensland average.
25.4% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sandgate, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly 46% of residents are married, while 10.8% are in a de facto relationship, which is lower than most similar areas. About 2% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, slightly below the state average.
2.0% ▲ +52.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sandgate, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Sandgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32508/sandgate/topic/demographics-identity