516 ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 860
- 2016: 705
- 2021: 516
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Seaforth · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Seaforth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 58 makes Seaforth far older than the Queensland and Australian average of 38. The area has shifted toward a senior population over the last decade, while the total number of residents has fallen to 516.
516
▼ -40.0%
- 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 Seaforth — lower than 66% of areas.
| Seaforth | 516 |
|---|---|
| 4741, QLD | 7,346 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Seaforth is far older than most similar areas, with the typical resident now 58. This is 13 years older than the typical resident was in 2011.
58 yrs ▲ +28.9%
Older than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 32% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas.
32.0% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% ▼ -41.5%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Seaforth splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.6% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. Most residents are married, accounting for 57.9% of the community.
5.6% ▼ -71.2%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 88.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Seaforth, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 23%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Seaforth
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Seaforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321092/seaforth/topic/demographics-identity