49,746 ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44,346
- 2016: 51,460
- 2021: 49,746
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nicklin · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Nicklin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are more common in Nicklin than in most similar areas, with the typical person aged 44. This shift toward a more mature population is clear, as the area has grown by 12% since 2011 while the typical age has risen by three years.
49,746
▲ +12.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Nicklin — lower than 61% of areas.
| Nicklin | 49,746 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 5,400 people to reach 49,746. This is smaller than about 62% of similar areas.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Older than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 21.5% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. This increase of 4.6 percentage points since 2011 has happened while the proportion of children under 15 fell by 2.3 points.
21.5% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Nicklin splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.2% of the population, which is higher than most areas. People in de facto relationships account for 13.0%, a figure that rose 2.6 points since 2011.
3.2% ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nicklin, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (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 Nicklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30064/nicklin/topic/demographics-identity