Selene · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Selene

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.

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Where Selene sits — Total population

27
  • 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 Selene — lower than 82% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Selene27
4630, QLD 2,337
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

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.

  • 2016: 25
  • 2021: 27

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

48 yrs

Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 43 yrs
  • 2021: 48 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 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.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

18.5%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.0%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Selene splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Youth (15–24) at 18%.

Identity & relationships

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.

Marital status

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In Selene, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 33%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 3 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 5 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 4 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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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