35 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12
- 2021: 35
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Saxby · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Saxby is just 24 years old, making the area far younger than the Queensland and Australian averages. This sparsely populated place has a small population of only 35 people and a very distinct age gap compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Saxby — lower than 79% of areas.
| Saxby | 35 |
|---|---|
| 4822, QLD | 779 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 24 is among the lowest for areas at this level, sitting 14 years below the national and state figures.
35 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
24 yrs —
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Youths aged 15 to 24 make up 34.3% of the population, while there are no seniors aged 65 and over. This is far below the Queensland and Australian figures of around 17%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Saxby, Youth (15–24) is the majority at 52%; Children (0–14) is next at 26%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.0%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a result well below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Saxby, Never married is the majority at 63%; Married is next at 37%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Saxby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32523/saxby/topic/demographics-identity