171 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 145
- 2021: 171
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waterloo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Waterloo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Waterloo, where the typical resident is 54. This makes the area far older than the national figure, which is 38.
171
—
- 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 Waterloo — higher than 50% of areas.
| Waterloo | 171 |
|---|---|
| 4673, QLD | 669 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 171 people, making it larger than about half of similar areas.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
With children under 15 making up only 11.7% of the population, the area is much younger-poor than the state. This is consistent with a high number of seniors, who make up 22.8% of the community.
22.8% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.7% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Waterloo, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 21.3%. Meanwhile, 4.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
4.1% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Waterloo, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (19%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Waterloo
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Waterloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33006/waterloo/topic/demographics-identity