3,873 ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,706
- 2016: 2,681
- 2021: 3,873
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lowood · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Lowood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
About 41% of residents in Lowood are married, making this the most common relationship status in the area. The population has grown to 3,873 people, with a notable increase in the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents over the last decade.
3,873
▲ +4.5%
- 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 Lowood — higher than 83% of areas.
| Lowood | 3,873 |
|---|---|
| 4311, QLD | 10,412 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 4.5% since 2011, adding about 167 people. The typical resident is 39, which is a little older than the same figure for Queensland and Australia.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 19.2%, a figure that rose 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
19.2% ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lowood splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.9% of the community, which is well above the national figure and rose 4.8 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships account for 11.8%, a little below the Queensland average.
6.9% ▲ +220.6%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Lowood splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 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 Lowood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315054/lowood/topic/demographics-identity