4,094 ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,895
- 2016: 3,959
- 2021: 4,094
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sandstone Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sandstone Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Sandstone Point, where the typical person is 62. This community of 4,094 people is much older than the national figure of 38, with nearly half of all residents being seniors.
4,094
▲ +5.1%
- 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 Sandstone Point — higher than 86% of areas.
| Sandstone Point | 4,094 |
|---|---|
| 4511, QLD | 9,929 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 62, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. This makes Sandstone Point one of the oldest areas at this level.
62 yrs ▲ +21.6%
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 62 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 46.9% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most areas, at only 11.4%.
46.9% ▲ +57.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.4% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sandstone Point, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships are less common here than in most places, at 9.0%.
3.1% ▲ +49.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.0% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sandstone Point, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 18%.
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 Sandstone Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32511/sandstone-point/topic/demographics-identity