2,279 ▲ +124.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,015
- 2016: 2,096
- 2021: 2,279
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Willow Vale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Willow Vale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Willow Vale is just 32, making it noticeably younger than both Queensland and Australia. This young age profile is most striking in the high number of children and a very small population of seniors.
2,279
▲ +124.5%
- 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 Willow Vale — higher than 80% of areas.
| Willow Vale | 2,279 |
|---|---|
| 4209, QLD | 74,284 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 2,279 people, this area is larger than about 81% of similar places. It remains noticeably younger than the national and state typical age of 38.
32 yrs ▼ -17.9%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 23.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the low number of seniors, as those aged 65 and over are well below the state average at only 8.3%.
8.3% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.6% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Willow Vale splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure at 17.3%. About 3.6% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.6% ▲ +515.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.3% ▲ +71.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Willow Vale, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Willow Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33078/willow-vale/topic/demographics-identity