2,981 ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,002
- 2016: 2,987
- 2021: 2,981
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Walkervale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Walkervale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
About 40.6% of people in Walkervale have never been married, making this the most common relationship status in the area. It is a larger community of nearly 3,000 people with a population that is a little younger than the national figure.
2,981
▼ -0.7%
- 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 Walkervale — higher than 84% of areas.
| Walkervale | 2,981 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | 84,718 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37 years old, which is much lower than most similar areas. This makes the population a little younger than both Queensland and Australia.
37 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common here, as those under 15 make up 19.7% of the population. This is a little above the state and national figures.
17.2% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.7% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Walkervale splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.2% of the community, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, 14.0% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a rate higher than most areas.
7.2% ▲ +60.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Walkervale splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (36%), with Divorced at 12%.
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 Walkervale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32960/walkervale/topic/demographics-identity