52 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38
- 2021: 52
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Townson · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Townson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer than 15% of residents are children, a figure well below the national average for Townson. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 52 people. The population is slightly younger than the typical Queensland or Australian resident.
52
—
- 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 Townson — lower than 71% of areas.
| Townson | 52 |
|---|---|
| 4341, QLD | 15,952 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Townson is sparsely populated with only 52 residents. The typical person here is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
37 yrs —
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 11.5% of the population, which is well below the 17.2% seen across Australia. Children under 15 are also rare here at 13.5%, a figure well below the state average.
11.5% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Townson splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Children (0–14) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland average of 4.6%. Most people are married, while 11.1% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Townson, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Townson
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Townson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32866/townson/topic/demographics-identity