Shoalwater · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Shoalwater

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Just six people live in Shoalwater, making it one of the smallest areas in the region. The community is exceptionally young, with a typical resident aged only 12 years old.

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📍 Shoalwater, Suburb / Locality

Where Shoalwater sits — Total population

6 —
  • 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 Shoalwater — lower than 96% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Shoalwater6
4702, QLD 29,819
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Shoalwater is sparsely populated with only six residents. This is a very young group compared to the rest of the country, as the typical person here is just 12 years old, which is 26 years younger than the national figure.

6 —

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0
  • 2021: 6

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

12 yrs —

Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Children (0–14) at 0%, ahead of Youth (15–24) (0%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Married at 100%, ahead of Never married (0%).

Marital status

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In Shoalwater, Married is the majority at 100%.

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 Shoalwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32557/shoalwater/topic/demographics-identity