55 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74
- 2021: 55
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Scotchy Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Scotchy Pocket
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost 44% of people in Scotchy Pocket are older adults aged between 45 and 64. This is a sparsely populated area of just 55 residents where the typical person is 49, making the community far older than the national figure.
55
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- 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 Scotchy Pocket — lower than 70% of areas.
| Scotchy Pocket | 55 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | 46,427 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 55 people. This is smaller than about 70% of similar areas.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 10.9% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure of 18.7%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 14.5%, a little below the national average.
14.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Scotchy Pocket, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 49%, followed by Seniors (65+) (16%) and Children (0–14) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 41%, which is far above the Australian figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below both the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
41.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Scotchy Pocket splits fairly evenly between Married (30%) and Never married (30%), with Divorced at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Scotchy Pocket
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Scotchy Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32526/scotchy-pocket/topic/demographics-identity