Upper Freestone · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Upper Freestone

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

A far older population than most similar areas defines Upper Freestone, where the typical resident is 53. This sparsely populated area has only 75 residents, with very few children compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Upper Freestone sits — Total population

75 —
  • 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 Upper Freestone — lower than 65% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Upper Freestone75
4370, QLD 19,195
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical person living here is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. There are 75 people in total, making it smaller than about 64% of similar areas.

75 —

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 90
  • 2021: 75

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

53 yrs —

Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41 yrs
  • 2021: 53 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 only 8% of the population, which is far below the Queensland figure of 18.7%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 37.3%, while seniors make up 18.7%.

18.7% —

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 18.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

8.0% —

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Upper Freestone, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Over half of the residents are married, and 11.7% are in a de facto relationship.

11.7% —

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Upper Freestone, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (14%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 6 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 6 males; 65–69: 5 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 4 males; 60–64: 9 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 3 males; 25–29: 4 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 3 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 6 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Upper Freestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32908/upper-freestone/topic/demographics-identity