389 ▲ +72.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 225
- 2016: 184
- 2021: 389
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Grasstree Beach · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Grasstree Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Grasstree Beach is 54, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This shift is part of a rapid change in the local population, which grew by 73% since 2011 to reach 389 people.
389
▲ +72.9%
- 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 Grasstree Beach — lower than 75% of areas.
| Grasstree Beach | 389 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | 85,500 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown significantly, adding about 164 people since 2011. This growth has happened alongside a sharp rise in age, with the typical resident now 28 years older than they were in 2011.
54 yrs ▲ +107.7%
Older than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 12.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over have risen to 23.7%, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
23.7% ▲ +123.7%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.6% ▼ -64.3%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Grasstree Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Queensland average. People in de facto relationships make up 15.4% of the area, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%.
4.4% ▼ -95.3%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 93.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Grasstree Beach, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Grasstree Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322053/grasstree-beach/topic/demographics-identity