The Common · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in The Common

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Population levels have remained very low in The Common, where only 4 people lived at the last census. This is a sparsely populated area with a very old resident profile.

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Where The Common sits — Total population

4 ▲ +33.3%
  • 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 The Common — lower than 97% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
The Common4
4701, QLD 43,828
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 53, making this area far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. With only 4 people living here, it is among the smallest areas at this level.

4 ▲ +33.3%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3
  • 2016: 0
  • 2021: 4

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

53 yrs ▲ +71.0%

Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31 yrs
  • 2021: 53 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Children (0–14) at 0%, ahead of Youth (15–24) (0%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Divorced at 100%, ahead of Married (0%).

Marital status

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In The Common, Divorced is the majority at 100%.

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 The Common [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32786/the-common/topic/demographics-identity