Upper Haughton · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Upper Haughton

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

A gap of 17 percentage points separates Upper Haughton from the rest of the country in terms of seniors, as no one aged 65 or over lives here. This sparsely populated area has a population of just 34 people, with a typical age of 44 that is noticeably older than the national figure.

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📍 Upper Haughton, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Haughton sits — Total population

34
  • 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 Haughton — lower than 79% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Upper Haughton34
4809, QLD 985
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 34 residents. The typical person here is 44, which is noticeably older than the typical Queenslander.

34

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 75
  • 2021: 34

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

44 yrs

Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32 yrs
  • 2021: 44 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Almost half the population are older adults aged 45 to 64, which helps explain why there are no seniors and far fewer children than the state average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

14.7%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Upper Haughton, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Youth (15–24) (27%) and Children (0–14) (15%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average. Relationships are mostly formal or de facto, with 46.4% of people married.

14.3%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 14.3%

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

Marital status

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In Upper Haughton, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 43%.

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: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 5 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 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: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 3 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 5 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 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 Haughton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32910/upper-haughton/topic/demographics-identity