974 ▲ +73.6%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 561
- 2016: 1,010
- 2021: 974
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Capella · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Capella
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 974 people in Capella are married, reflecting a community that has grown by 74% since 2011. It is a remarkably young place, with the typical resident now just 32 years old. This is 10 years younger than it was in 2011, making it noticeably younger than the national figure.
974
▲ +73.6%
- 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 Capella — higher than 55% of areas.
| Capella | 974 |
|---|---|
| 4723, QLD | 1,596 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Capella's population grew by 413 people since 2011 to reach 974. This is larger than about 56% of similar areas.
32 yrs ▼ -23.8%
Younger than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very young profile, with children under 15 making up 26.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most areas, falling to 13.3% in 2021.
13.3% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.1% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Capella splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander represent 5.2% of the community, which is about the same as the Queensland average.
5.2% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +45.7%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Capella, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Capella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321028/capella/topic/demographics-identity