500 ▲ +41.2%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 354
- 2016: 401
- 2021: 500
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cabbage Tree Point · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Cabbage Tree Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines Cabbage Tree Point, where the typical resident is 45. While the area has grown by 41% since 2011, it remains a small community of 500 people with a high proportion of seniors.
500
▲ +41.2%
- 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 Cabbage Tree Point — lower than 67% of areas.
| Cabbage Tree Point | 500 |
|---|---|
| 4207, QLD | 68,477 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age has actually dropped by 6 years since 2011, even as the total population grew from 354 to 500 people.
45 yrs ▼ -11.8%
Older than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 22.4% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 17%. In contrast, children under 15 account for 16.4%, a little below the national average.
22.4% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cabbage Tree Point splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 15.2% of the area, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is 3.8%, about the same as the state and national figures.
3.8% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +54.8%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cabbage Tree Point, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Cabbage Tree Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322024/cabbage-tree-point/topic/demographics-identity