4,860 ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,574
- 2016: 1,712
- 2021: 4,860
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Emu Park · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Emu Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Emu Park, where the typical person is 48. The population has grown quickly, increasing by 36% since 2011 to reach 4,860 people. This growth is matched by a significant increase in the number of seniors living in the area.
4,860
▲ +36.0%
- 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 Emu Park — higher than 86% of areas.
| Emu Park | 4,860 |
|---|---|
| 4710, QLD | 5,119 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Since 2011, the population has grown by 36%, adding about 1,286 people to reach a total of 4,860.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 27.2% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 17%. This group rose by 12 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 fell slightly to 18.1%.
27.2% ▲ +85.2%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Emu Park splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 6.9% of the population, which is well above the Australian average and rose 6 percentage points since 2011. Nearly half of the residents are married, while 12.6% are in a de facto relationship.
6.9% ▲ +697.3%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Emu Park, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Emu Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315032/emu-park/topic/demographics-identity