4,686 ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,067
- 2016: 4,334
- 2021: 4,686
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Stretton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Stretton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 60% of people in Stretton are married, making it a community where traditional family structures are common. The area is larger than 89% of similar places, with a population of 4,686 people.
4,686
▲ +15.2%
- 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 Stretton — higher than 86% of areas.
| Stretton | 4,686 |
|---|---|
| 4116, QLD | 27,459 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the national figure and the state average.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common here, as those under 15 make up 19.9% of the population. This is a little above the national figure, while the 14% of people aged 65 and over is well below the national average.
14.0% ▲ +80.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.9% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Stretton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Very few people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander at 0.3%, which is well below the Queensland figure. Those in de facto relationships make up only 4.4%, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
0.3% ▲ +88.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.4% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Stretton, Married is the majority at 61%; 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 Stretton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32681/stretton/topic/demographics-identity