68 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55
- 2021: 68
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sarabah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sarabah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population now defines Sarabah, where the typical resident is 52. This small community of 68 people has a demographic profile that sits well apart from the rest of Queensland and Australia.
68
—
- 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 Sarabah — lower than 67% of areas.
| Sarabah | 68 |
|---|---|
| 4275, QLD | 3,895 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
52 yrs —
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 52 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% of the population, well above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 5.9%.
25.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.9% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sarabah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up only 5.9%, which is much lower than the 11.5% seen across Australia. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a figure well below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.9% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sarabah, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 24%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sarabah
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sarabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32517/sarabah/topic/demographics-identity