3,148 ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,329
- 2016: 1,269
- 2021: 3,148
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cedar Vale · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Cedar Vale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population growth of 35% since 2011 has seen Cedar Vale expand to 3,148 residents. This is a noticeably young community where the typical resident is 34, making it much younger than most similar areas. The area is largely made up of young adults and children, with very few seniors compared to the national average.
3,148
▲ +35.2%
- 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 Cedar Vale — higher than 79% of areas.
| Cedar Vale | 3,148 |
|---|---|
| 4285, QLD | 21,763 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 819 people over the last decade, making Cedar Vale larger than about 81% of similar areas. While the typical age rose by 3 years since 2011, residents remain noticeably younger than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia.
34 yrs ▲ +9.7%
Younger than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 21 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 25.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so young, especially as those aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at just 8.5%.
8.5% ▲ +71.6%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.7% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cedar Vale splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Australian average. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, accounting for 14.9% of the population.
5.4% ▲ +113.4%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 98.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cedar Vale, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Cedar Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315016/cedar-vale/topic/demographics-identity