145 ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 246
- 2016: 178
- 2021: 145
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sundown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sundown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Sundown is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 145 people is mostly made up of older adults and seniors. It is a place where traditional marriage is common and the Indigenous population is well above the state average.
145
▼ -41.1%
- 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 Sundown — lower than 53% of areas.
| Sundown | 145 |
|---|---|
| 4860, QLD | 11,316 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 54, making this area far older than both Queensland and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
54 yrs ▲ +38.5%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 22.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at only 11%.
22.8% ▲ +125.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.0% ▼ -52.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sundown, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 8.3% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. Most residents are married, while the share of people in de facto relationships is much lower than in most other areas.
8.3% ▲ +190.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.0% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sundown, Married is the majority at 70%; Never married is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sundown
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sundown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32691/sundown/topic/demographics-identity