279 ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 344
- 2016: 259
- 2021: 279
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Scottville · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Scottville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A mix of retirees and young families shapes daily life in Scottville, where the typical resident is 46. This makes the area far older than the national figure of 38. With 279 people living here, it is larger than about 60% of similar areas.
279
▼ -18.9%
- 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 Scottville — higher than 58% of areas.
| Scottville | 279 |
|---|---|
| 4804, QLD | 2,125 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 46 years old, which is far older than the typical resident in Queensland or Australia.
46 yrs ▲ +27.8%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Family and senior needs are both high in Scottville, with children under 15 making up 24.4% of the population and seniors aged 65 and over at 24.0%. Both groups are well above the national and state figures.
24.0% ▲ +87.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.4% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Scottville splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.5% of the community, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas.
7.5% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.1% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Scottville, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Scottville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32527/scottville/topic/demographics-identity