9,178 ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,986
- 2016: 8,705
- 2021: 9,178
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Scarborough · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Scarborough
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are far more common in Scarborough than in most similar areas. This is a large community of 9,178 people where the typical resident is 53, making the area far older than both Queensland and Australia. This age gap is reflected in the high number of seniors living here.
9,178
▲ +14.9%
- 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 Scarborough — higher than 87% of areas.
| Scarborough | 9,178 |
|---|---|
| 4020, QLD | 25,603 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Scarborough has a population of 9,178, making it one of the largest areas at this level. The typical resident is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
53 yrs ▲ +17.8%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 30.6% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 13.0%, well below the national figure of 18.2%.
30.6% ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.0% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Scarborough splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 9.9% of the community, which is lower than most other areas.
2.6% ▲ +56.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Scarborough, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32524/scarborough/topic/demographics-identity