39 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53
- 2021: 39
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Somme · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Somme
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 62 makes Somme far older than most of the country. This sparsely populated area has only 39 residents, with a demographic profile heavily weighted toward retirees and older adults.
39
—
- 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 Somme — lower than 77% of areas.
| Somme | 39 |
|---|---|
| 4382, QLD | 462 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 62, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With only 39 people living here, the population is smaller than about 76% of similar areas.
62 yrs —
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 62 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 28.2% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This explains why children under 15 are so few here, at just 7.7%, which is far below the national rate.
28.2% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Somme, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Youth (15–24) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.6% of the population, a little below the Australian average of 11.5%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.6% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Somme, the largest group is Never married at 39%, followed by Married (32%) and Divorced (18%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Somme
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Somme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32585/somme/topic/demographics-identity