73 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4
- 2021: 73
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Flintstone · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Flintstone is far older than most people in similar areas, with an age of 58. This sparsely populated place is heavily skewed toward older adults, and there are currently no children under 15 living here.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Flintstone — lower than 66% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
Flintstone is a small community of just 73 people. This population is older than the national figure by 20 years.
73 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults make up the bulk of the area, with 39.7% aged 45 to 64 and 30.1% being seniors. This share of seniors is far above the Australian figure of 17.2%, which helps explain why there are no children under 15 in the area.
30.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Flintstone, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Seniors (65+) (34%) and Youth (15–24) (13%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
About half of the residents are married, while 23.2% have never married. No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the state and national rates.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Flintstone, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (23%) and Divorced (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Flintstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60202/flintstone/topic/demographics-identity