346 ▲ +60.2%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 216
- 2016: 432
- 2021: 346
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Keppel Sands · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Keppel Sands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 40% of people in Keppel Sands are seniors, making it an area where older residents are very prominent. The population has grown by 60% since 2011 to reach 346 people, though the typical resident remains far older than the national figure.
346
▲ +60.2%
- 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 Keppel Sands — lower than 79% of areas.
| Keppel Sands | 346 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 29,819 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 59, which is far older than the typical Australian of 38. This age has stayed steady, dipping slightly by one year since 2011.
59 yrs ▼ -1.7%
Older than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Keppel Sands has a very high proportion of seniors, with 39.6% aged 65 and over, far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 8.4% of the population, well below the Australian average.
39.6% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.4% ▲ +50.2%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Keppel Sands splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (38%) and Older adults (45–64) (35%), with Young adults (25–44) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Nearly half of residents are married, while 12.7% are in de facto relationships, a figure roughly in line with the state average.
6.4% ▲ —
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Keppel Sands, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (25%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Keppel Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322069/keppel-sands/topic/demographics-identity