218 ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 283
- 2016: 205
- 2021: 218
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Toolakea · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Toolakea
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Twelve years older than the national figure is the typical resident in Toolakea, where the usual age is 50. This creates a population that is far older than both the state and national averages. It is a small area with 218 people.
218
▼ -23.0%
- 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 Toolakea — higher than 55% of areas.
| Toolakea | 218 |
|---|---|
| 4818, QLD | 32,004 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50, making Toolakea far older than the Queensland and Australian averages of 38.
50 yrs ▲ +4.2%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 22.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are less common here at 15.6% compared to 18.2% across Australia.
22.5% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Toolakea, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.4%, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. Around 2.3% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
2.3% ▲ +117.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Toolakea, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (19%).
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 Toolakea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32846/toolakea/topic/demographics-identity