518 ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 662
- 2016: 554
- 2021: 518
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rubyvale · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Rubyvale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rubyvale is now 60 years old, making the area far older than the national average. This aging trend is striking, as the typical age has jumped by 27 years since 2011. The population has also shrunk, with 144 people leaving the area over the last decade.
518
▼ -21.8%
- 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 Rubyvale — lower than 66% of areas.
| Rubyvale | 518 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 29,819 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population fell by 22% to 518 people since 2011. This makes Rubyvale smaller than about 64% of similar areas.
60 yrs ▲ +81.8%
Older than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily skewed toward older residents, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 37.6% of the population. This is far above the Queensland figure of 17.0%, while children under 15 have fallen to just 8.5%.
37.6% ▲ +524.9%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.5% ▼ -66.8%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rubyvale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (38%) and Seniors (65+) (38%), with Young adults (25–44) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.1% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 16.3% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average of 11.5%.
3.1% ▼ -96.6%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 90.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.3% ▼ -57.3%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rubyvale, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (23%) and Divorced (23%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rubyvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321089/rubyvale/topic/demographics-identity