245 ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 319
- 2016: 262
- 2021: 245
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Stony Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Stony Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more seniors live in Stony Creek than the national average, with 27.3% of the 245 residents aged 65 or over. This makes it a significantly older area where the typical person is 46, compared to the typical Australian aged 38.
245
▼ -23.2%
- 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 Stony Creek — higher than 57% of areas.
| Stony Creek | 245 |
|---|---|
| 4514, QLD | 8,605 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 27.3% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. Children under 15 account for 16.3%, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures.
27.3% ▲ +108.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Stony Creek splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.8%, slightly below the state figure of 12.9%.
4.1% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Stony Creek, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Stony Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32673/stony-creek/topic/demographics-identity