150 ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 112
- 2016: 142
- 2021: 150
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
White Patch · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in White Patch
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in White Patch is 56 years old, making this a far older community than the national average. With only 150 people living here, the area is small and dominated by older adults and seniors.
150
▲ +33.9%
- 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 White Patch — lower than 52% of areas.
| White Patch | 150 |
|---|---|
| 4507, QLD | 20,612 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 56 is far older than the Queensland and Australian figure of 38 years. This age is much higher than most similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 7.3%, a figure far below the state and national averages.
26.7% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.3% ▼ -36.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In White Patch, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (60.9%), while the proportion of those in de facto relationships is about the same as the national figure at 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the state and national averages.
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.
11.5% ▲ +79.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In White Patch, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for White Patch
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in White Patch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33061/white-patch/topic/demographics-identity