54,021 ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 45,678
- 2016: 49,956
- 2021: 54,021
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Redlands · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Redlands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents than most similar areas define Redlands, where the typical person is now 45. This shift is clear in the data, as the population has grown by 18% since 2011 while the typical age climbed by seven years.
54,021
▲ +18.3%
- 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 Redlands — lower than 54% of areas.
| Redlands | 54,021 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2,526,238 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 8,343 people to reach 54,021. This makes the area smaller than about 53% of similar locations.
45 yrs ▲ +18.4%
Older than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 22.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This group has grown by 8 points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 fell slightly to 17.3%.
22.7% ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Redlands splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.1% of the population, which is higher than most areas. About 50.2% of residents are married, and 11.5% are in a de facto relationship.
3.1% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Redlands, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Redlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30072/redlands/topic/demographics-identity