108 ▼ -62.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 286
- 2016: 94
- 2021: 108
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Willowvale · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than usual defines daily life in Willowvale, where the typical resident is 51. This is far older than the national figure of 38 years. With only 108 people living here, it is a small community with a high proportion of retirees.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Willowvale — lower than 57% of areas.
| Willowvale | 108 |
|---|---|
| 4370, QLD | 19,195 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51 years old, which is far older than both the Queensland and Australian figures of 38 years.
108 ▼ -62.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
51 yrs ▲ +21.4%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 31.5% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national average. In contrast, children under 15 make up 16.7%, a little below the national figure.
31.5% ▲ +120.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Willowvale splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 16%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average. Meanwhile, 15.7% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure well above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +151.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Willowvale, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Willowvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33081/willowvale/topic/demographics-identity