154 ▼ -43.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 274
- 2016: 144
- 2021: 154
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tansey · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tansey is now 44, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. This small community of 154 people is defined by a strong senior presence, with a quarter of all residents aged 65 and over.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tansey — lower than 52% of areas.
| Tansey | 154 |
|---|---|
| 4601, QLD | 1,145 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 44, which is noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian figure of 38.
154 ▼ -43.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
44 yrs ▲ +15.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 24% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 make up 16.2%, a little below the Australian average of 18.2%.
24.0% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Tansey splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a figure well below the Queensland average of 4.6%. Only 6.7% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is much lower than most other similar areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.7% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Tansey, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tansey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32744/tansey/topic/demographics-identity