32 ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39
- 2016: 32
- 2021: 32
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
West Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in West Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in West Point is now 64, making it one of the oldest areas of its kind. This sparsely populated place is almost entirely made up of older adults and seniors, with no children or young adults living here.
32
▼ -17.9%
- 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 West Point — lower than 80% of areas.
| West Point | 32 |
|---|---|
| 4819, QLD | 2,475 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
West Point is a very small community of just 32 people. The typical resident is 64, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
64 yrs ▲ +18.5%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 64 yrs
- 2021: 64 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the state and national figures. This explains why the area is so aged, with 28.1% being seniors and another 59.4% being older adults.
28.1% ▲ +265.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In West Point, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 68%; Seniors (65+) is next at 32%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 17.2% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%. No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate well below the state average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.2% ▲ —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In West Point, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Divorced (24%) and Never married (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for West Point
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in West Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33039/west-point/topic/demographics-identity