436 ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 484
- 2016: 409
- 2021: 436
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
The Summit · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in The Summit
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines The Summit, where the typical resident is 51. With a total population of 436 people, the area has a notably high proportion of seniors compared to the rest of the state.
436
▼ -9.9%
- 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 Summit — higher than 63% of areas.
| The Summit | 436 |
|---|---|
| 4377 crosses QLD/NSW | 625 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
51 yrs ▲ +10.9%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 27.5% of the population, a figure far above the 17% seen across Queensland. Meanwhile, the 18.3% of children under 15 is about the same as the state and national averages.
27.5% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →The Summit splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than half of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships are a little more common here than in the rest of Australia. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 0.9%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%.
0.9% ▼ -50.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In The Summit, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for The Summit
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in The Summit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32805/the-summit/topic/demographics-identity