45 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51
- 2021: 45
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Upper Wheatvale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Upper Wheatvale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Few areas are as small as Upper Wheatvale, which has a total population of just 45 people. This sparsely populated place is older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 41.
45
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- 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 Wheatvale — lower than 74% of areas.
| Upper Wheatvale | 45 |
|---|---|
| 4370, QLD | 19,195 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, making the area noticeably older than both Queensland and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no seniors aged 65 and over, a figure far below the national average. Children under 15 also make up a small part of the population at 13.3%, which is well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Upper Wheatvale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. Most residents are married (58.3%), while no one is in a de facto relationship.
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Upper Wheatvale, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Upper Wheatvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32920/upper-wheatvale/topic/demographics-identity