204 ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 224
- 2016: 231
- 2021: 204
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Seventy Mile · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Seventy Mile
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of children under 15, at 22.5%, marks Seventy Mile as a place with many young families. The area is sparsely populated with just 204 people, but it has a diverse age spread where seniors and children both outnumber the state and national averages.
204
▼ -8.9%
- 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 Seventy Mile — higher than 54% of areas.
| Seventy Mile | 204 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | 10,732 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Seventy Mile is 42 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +23.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up 22.5% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 18.2%. This is paired with a high number of seniors, as those aged 65 and over account for 21.1% of the area.
21.1% ▲ +214.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.5% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Seventy Mile splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are much fewer than in most other areas.
7.4% ▲ +83.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.8% ▼ -40.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Seventy Mile, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 21%.
Age & sex structure
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 Seventy Mile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32541/seventy-mile/topic/demographics-identity