7,832 ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5,509
- 2016: 5,877
- 2021: 7,832
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Flagstone · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Flagstone
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Flagstone is just 31, making the area noticeably younger than the national figure. This community has grown rapidly, adding about 2,323 people since 2011 to reach a total population of 7,832. It is now larger than about 91% of similar areas.
7,832
▲ +42.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Flagstone — higher than 86% of areas.
| Flagstone | 7,832 |
|---|---|
| 4280, QLD | 21,258 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown 42% since 2011. This growth has coincided with a shift toward a younger demographic, as the typical age fell by 4 years to reach 31.
31 yrs ▼ -11.4%
Younger than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 26.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This high number of children and a very low proportion of seniors (7.8%) help explain why the area is so much younger than most.
7.8% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.4% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Flagstone splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Queensland average. People in de facto relationships make up 15% of the population, a figure well above the national average.
4.6% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Flagstone, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (37%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Flagstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314009/flagstone/topic/demographics-identity