1,074 ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 883
- 2016: 704
- 2021: 1,074
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Delaneys Creek · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Delaneys Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Delaneys Creek (L) is just 36, making the area much younger than most similar places. The population has grown by 22% since 2011 to reach ,1074 people, and is now shaped by a high proportion of children and young adults.
1,074
▲ +21.6%
- 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 Delaneys Creek — higher than 58% of areas.
| Delaneys Creek | 1,074 |
|---|---|
| 4514, QLD | 8,605 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The community grew by about 191 people since 2011, and the typical resident is now three years younger than they were in the previous census.
36 yrs ▼ -7.7%
Younger than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 21.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to the area's youth, while the 13.5% of people aged 65 and over is much lower than most areas.
13.5% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Delaneys Creek splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.4% of the population, which is well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, people in de facto relationships account for 15.6%, a figure that is higher than most areas.
7.4% ▼ -81.8%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Delaneys Creek, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Delaneys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321036/delaneys-creek/topic/demographics-identity