172 ▼ -58.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 414
- 2016: 160
- 2021: 172
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whyanbeel · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Whyanbeel
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Whyanbeel is 12 years older than the national figure. This sparsely populated area is far older than most of Australia, with a population of 172 people and a very high proportion of seniors.
172
▼ -58.5%
- 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 Whyanbeel — higher than 50% of areas.
| Whyanbeel | 172 |
|---|---|
| 4873, QLD | 6,771 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 50, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
50 yrs ▲ +16.3%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 27.3% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain the low number of children under 15, who make up just 11%, a figure well below the national average.
27.3% ▲ +130.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.0% ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Whyanbeel, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than 6% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the Australian figure. De facto relationships are also very common here, at 26.1%, far above the state and national figures.
6.4% ▲ +103.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26.1% ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Whyanbeel, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Whyanbeel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33067/whyanbeel/topic/demographics-identity