10,408 ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,435
- 2016: 10,432
- 2021: 10,408
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Slacks Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Slacks Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Slacks Creek is just 35 years old, making the area noticeably younger than the Queensland and national figures. This youthfulness is reflected in the high proportion of children and the total population of 10,408 people.
10,408
▼ -0.3%
- 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 Slacks Creek — higher than 87% of areas.
| Slacks Creek | 10,408 |
|---|---|
| 4127, QLD | 27,206 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a typical age of 35, residents here are noticeably younger than those in most other areas across the state and country.
35 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 21.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the young feel of the area, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state average at 15.1%.
15.1% ▲ +48.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.5% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Slacks Creek, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 28%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 6.5% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%.
6.5% ▲ +54.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Slacks Creek, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
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 Slacks Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32576/slacks-creek/topic/demographics-identity