1,808 ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,692
- 2016: 1,937
- 2021: 1,808
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Crows Nest · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Crows Nest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the people in Crows Nest are married, reflecting a mature community with a very high proportion of seniors. This is an area that has aged rapidly, with the typical resident now 58 years old, which is 20 years older than the national figure.
1,808
▼ -32.8%
- 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 Crows Nest — higher than 70% of areas.
| Crows Nest | 1,808 |
|---|---|
| 4355, QLD | 2,812 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Crows Nest has 1,808 residents, though the population shrank by about 33% since 2011. The typical person living here is now 58, which is 15 years older than the typical resident in 2011.
58 yrs ▲ +34.9%
Older than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 40.4% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift helps explain why children under 15 now make up only 11.8% of the area, a drop of 8.4 points since 2011.
40.4% ▲ +67.4%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% ▼ -41.6%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Crows Nest, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Queensland figure. People in de facto relationships make up 8.4% of the population, which is well below both the state and national figures.
2.4% ▲ +82.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.4% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Crows Nest, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (25%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Crows Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315027/crows-nest/topic/demographics-identity