402 ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 426
- 2016: 407
- 2021: 402
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Surat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Surat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average marks Surat, where the typical resident is 47. This small community of 402 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
402
▼ -5.6%
- 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 Surat — higher than 62% of areas.
| Surat | 402 |
|---|---|
| 4417, QLD | 699 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 47, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figure of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +6.8%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 27.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. At the same time, children under 15 account for 21.4%, a little above the state average.
27.4% ▲ +74.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Surat splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong in Surat, with 20.6% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the 3.2% seen across Australia. This community also has a higher rate of de facto relationships than most areas.
20.6% ▲ +86.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.5% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Surat, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Surat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32701/surat/topic/demographics-identity