548 ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 620
- 2016: 481
- 2021: 548
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Veresdale Scrub · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Veresdale Scrub
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Only 12% of people in Veresdale Scrub are aged 65 or over, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area much younger than most similar places, with a typical resident aged 38. It is a growing community of 548 people where children make up a larger share of the population than usual.
548
▼ -11.6%
- 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 Veresdale Scrub — higher than 66% of areas.
| Veresdale Scrub | 548 |
|---|---|
| 4285, QLD | 21,763 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 548 people, making it larger than about 68% of similar areas. The typical resident is 38, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 20.4% of the population, a little above the national figure. This helps explain why there are far fewer seniors here than in most other areas.
12.0% ▲ +62.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Veresdale Scrub splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Nearly half of the population is married, while 12.8% are in a de facto relationship.
3.5% ▲ +65.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +110.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Veresdale Scrub, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
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 Veresdale Scrub [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32936/veresdale-scrub/topic/demographics-identity