246 ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 274
- 2016: 348
- 2021: 246
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bell · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shrinking population marks the recent trend in Bell (L), where the total number of residents fell by 10% since 2011 to reach 246 people. The community is now far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 49 years.
246
▼ -10.2%
- 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 Bell — lower than 87% of areas.
| Bell | 246 |
|---|---|
| 4408, QLD | 538 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk by about 28 people since 2011, making it smaller than about 90% of similar areas. This shift is reflected in the typical age, which rose from 46 to 49 years over the decade.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 29.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average and up 7.1 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 19.1%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
29.3% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bell splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 8.6% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Queensland figure. Around 4.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a proportion that has barely changed since 2011.
4.1% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.6% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Bell splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 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 Bell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322014/bell/topic/demographics-identity