3,646 ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,473
- 2016: 3,519
- 2021: 3,646
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Scarness · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Scarness
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Scarness is 51, making the area far older than most of Australia. This shift towards a senior population is reflected in a low number of children and a high proportion of retirees. With 3,646 people, it is larger than about 87% of similar areas.
3,646
▲ +5.0%
- 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 Scarness — higher than 86% of areas.
| Scarness | 3,646 |
|---|---|
| 4655, QLD | 66,789 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 51 years old, which is 13 years older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
51 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 31% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up just 13.7% of the area, a figure well below the Queensland average.
31.0% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Scarness, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 31%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.9% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Marriage is the most common status at 36.6%, while 33.2% of people have never been married.
4.9% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Scarness splits fairly evenly between Married (37%) and Never married (33%), with Divorced at 17%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Scarness
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Scarness [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32525/scarness/topic/demographics-identity