31 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31
- 2021: 31
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whichello · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
About 70% of residents in Whichello are married, making it a community where most people live in long-term partnerships. This small area is notably young, with the typical resident aged 37 and a very high proportion of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Whichello — lower than 81% of areas.
| Whichello | 31 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 31,026 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Whichello is sparsely populated with only 31 people, which is smaller than about 80% of similar areas.
31 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
37 yrs —
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is dominated by children, who make up 29% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the typical age is a little younger than in Queensland and Australia, while seniors are well below the state figure at 12.9%.
12.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Whichello splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (35%) and Young adults (25–44) (31%), with Older adults (45–64) at 19%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 35% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a proportion well below both the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
35.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Whichello, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Whichello [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33059/whichello/topic/demographics-identity