850 ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 802
- 2016: 855
- 2021: 850
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Speewah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Speewah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Speewah is 51, making the area far older than both the Queensland and Australian averages. With 850 people, the population is larger than about 73% of similar areas. This community is shaped by a high proportion of older adults and seniors.
850
▲ +6.0%
- 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 Speewah — higher than 72% of areas.
| Speewah | 850 |
|---|---|
| 4881, QLD | 4,826 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 51 is far older than the national figure of 38. This puts Speewah's age profile much higher than most similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +8.5%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at 14.1%.
20.8% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Speewah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.2%. About 2.2% of the population is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Queensland average.
2.2% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.2% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Speewah, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Speewah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32615/speewah/topic/demographics-identity