31 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37
- 2021: 31
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Split Yard Creek · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Split Yard Creek is 59, making this a far older community than the national figure. With a small population of only 31 people, the area is dominated by seniors and married couples.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Split Yard Creek — lower than 81% of areas.
| Split Yard Creek | 31 |
|---|---|
| 4306, QLD | 43,997 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 31, which is smaller than about 80% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the state and national typical age of 38.
31 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 35.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 9.7%.
35.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.7% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Split Yard Creek, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 48%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (39%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is very common with 89.3% of people married, while those in de facto relationships are far below the national average. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Split Yard Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32617/split-yard-creek/topic/demographics-identity