574 ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 889
- 2016: 839
- 2021: 574
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Apple Tree Creek · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Apple Tree Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Apple Tree Creek is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 51 years. This aging trend is reflected in the population, which shrank by 35% since 2011 to 574 people.
574
▼ -35.4%
- 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 Apple Tree Creek — lower than 62% of areas.
| Apple Tree Creek | 574 |
|---|---|
| 4660, QLD | 8,048 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has dropped from 889 people in 2011 to 574 today. The area is now far older than both Queensland and Australia, with the typical age rising by two years since 2011.
51 yrs ▲ +4.1%
Older than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 27% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 14.5%.
27.0% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Apple Tree Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 5.9% of the area, a little above the national figure and up from 2.7% in 2011. De facto relationships rose to 13.3%, which is about the same as the state average.
5.9% ▲ +120.9%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +146.1%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Apple Tree Creek, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (16%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Apple Tree Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Apple Tree Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321003/apple-tree-creek/topic/demographics-identity