83 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 91
- 2021: 83
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Shell Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Shell Pocket
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the residents in Shell Pocket have never been married. This sparsely populated area has a typical resident aged 41, making it noticeably older than both the Queensland and Australian figures. It is a small community of just 83 people.
83
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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 Shell Pocket — lower than 63% of areas.
| Shell Pocket | 83 |
|---|---|
| 4855, QLD | 809 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 83 people living in the area. The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 19.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over account for 14.5%, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.
14.5% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Shell Pocket splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 7.2% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is well above the national figure. Similarly, those in de facto relationships (18.3%) are well above the national average.
7.2% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.3% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Shell Pocket, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (41%) and Divorced (6%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Shell Pocket
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Shell Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32551/shell-pocket/topic/demographics-identity