494 ▲ +112.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 233
- 2016: 601
- 2021: 494
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Spring Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Spring Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift toward a younger population defines Spring Creek, where the typical resident is now just 36 years old. This area is notably different from the rest of the state, with a very high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and a low number of children and seniors.
494
▲ +112.0%
- 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 Spring Creek — higher than 64% of areas.
| Spring Creek | 494 |
|---|---|
| 4343, QLD | 12,173 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown to 494 people, making it larger than about 67% of similar areas. Residents are a little younger than the national and state typical age of 38.
36 yrs ▼ -25.0%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up nearly half the population. This helps explain why children under 15 (3.6%) and seniors over 65 (7.9%) are far below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
7.9% ▼ -60.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.6% ▼ -77.1%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Spring Creek, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 48%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Youth (15–24) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 23.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. More people are in de facto relationships here (16.0%) compared to the rest of the country.
23.3% ▲ +1700.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.0% ▲ +70.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Spring Creek, Never married is the majority at 53%; Married is next at 28%.
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 Spring Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32621/spring-creek/topic/demographics-identity