673 ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 522
- 2016: 571
- 2021: 673
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sharon · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Sharon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the residents in Sharon are married, and the area has become significantly older over the last decade. The population grew by 29% since 2011 to reach 673 people, but the typical resident is now far older than the national figure at 49 years.
673
▲ +28.9%
- 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 Sharon — lower than 56% of areas.
| Sharon | 673 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | 84,718 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This is part of a clear trend, as the typical age rose by 8 years since 2011.
49 yrs ▲ +19.5%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Sharon has a much older profile than most areas, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 26.6% of the population. This is well above the 17.2% national figure, while children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.7%.
26.6% ▲ +70.3%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sharon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.7% of the population, which is a little below the Queensland figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 10.0%, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
2.7% ▼ -60.0%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▼ -38.2%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sharon, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Sharon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321093/sharon/topic/demographics-identity