3,567 ▲ +90.5%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,872
- 2016: 3,204
- 2021: 3,567
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Walkerston · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Walkerston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost double the number of people lived in Walkerston in 2021 compared to 2011, with the population growing by 91% to reach 3,567. This rapid growth has seen the area become noticeably younger, with the typical resident now aged 35. It is a place where children and young adults are much more common than in other similar areas.
3,567
▲ +90.5%
- 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 Walkerston — higher than 81% of areas.
| Walkerston | 3,567 |
|---|---|
| 4751, QLD | 4,681 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew by 1,695 people since 2011, making it larger than about 83% of similar areas. The typical resident is 35, which is 3 years younger than the Queensland and Australian figures.
35 yrs ▼ -12.5%
Younger than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 23% of the population, a figure well above the 18.2% national average. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state and national figures at 12.6%.
12.6% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.0% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Walkerston splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Around 4.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. People in de facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 15.1%.
4.4% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Walkerston, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Walkerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315096/walkerston/topic/demographics-identity