780 ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,180
- 2016: 513
- 2021: 780
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Point Lookout · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Point Lookout
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than most similar areas defines Point Lookout, where the typical resident is now 55. This shift is stark, as the area has aged by 15 years since 2011 while its total population shrank by 34% to 780 people.
780
▼ -33.9%
- 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 Point Lookout — lower than 52% of areas.
| Point Lookout | 780 |
|---|---|
| 4183, QLD | 2,156 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed significantly from 40 in 2011.
55 yrs ▲ +37.5%
Older than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 31.4% of the population, far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 11.5%.
31.4% ▲ +185.4%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.5% ▼ -49.5%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Point Lookout splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half the population is married, and those in de facto relationships make up 14.3%, which is a little above the national figure. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 2.8% of the area.
2.8% ▲ +66.1%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Point Lookout, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Point Lookout [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321084/point-lookout/topic/demographics-identity