27 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25
- 2021: 27
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Selene · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Selene is 48, making the area far older than both Queensland and Australia, where the usual age is 38. This small community has only 27 people and is smaller than about 82% of similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Selene — lower than 82% of areas.
| Selene | 27 |
|---|---|
| 4630, QLD | 2,337 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is very small with only 27 residents. The typical person here is 48 years old, which is far older than the national figure.
27 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18.5% of the population, a figure about the same as the state and national averages. Seniors aged 65 and over represent 14.8%, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
14.8% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Selene splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Youth (15–24) at 18%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Marital trends are also unusual, with 63.6% of people married and 0.0% in de facto relationships, a rate far below the rest of the country.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Selene, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Selene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32534/selene/topic/demographics-identity