4,262 ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,176
- 2016: 4,275
- 2021: 4,262
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whitfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Whitfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are more common in Whitfield than in most other parts of the country, with a typical age of 45. The area is home to 4,262 people and is larger than about 88% of similar places. This is a mature community where seniors make up a significant portion of the population.
4,262
▲ +2.1%
- 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 Whitfield — higher than 86% of areas.
| Whitfield | 4,262 |
|---|---|
| 4870, QLD | 73,803 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45, making the area noticeably older than the national figure of 38 years.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 21.1% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why the area is older, while children under 15 are a little below the national figure at 16.6%.
21.1% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Whitfield, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 6.2% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most other places.
6.2% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Whitfield splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (37%), 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 Whitfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33065/whitfield/topic/demographics-identity