6,809 ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,328
- 2016: 6,341
- 2021: 6,809
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Underwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Underwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Underwood is 34, making this area noticeably younger than the Queensland and Australian averages. With 6,809 people, it is among the largest areas of its kind in the region. This youthfulness is seen in the high number of children and a small proportion of seniors.
6,809
▲ +27.8%
- 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 Underwood — higher than 86% of areas.
| Underwood | 6,809 |
|---|---|
| 4119, QLD | 6,809 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 6,809 people. On average, residents are 34 years old, which is four years younger than the typical person across Queensland and Australia.
34 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, especially as seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 10.1% compared to 17.2% nationally.
10.1% ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.8% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Underwood, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (54.9%) or have never been married (31.8%), while only 7.2% are in a de facto relationship, a figure well below the Queensland average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.5% of the population, which is a little below the national average.
1.5% ▲ +32.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Underwood, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Underwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32897/underwood/topic/demographics-identity