383 ▲ +53.2%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 250
- 2016: 476
- 2021: 383
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Picnic Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Picnic Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Picnic Bay is 58, making it far older than the national figure. This community has seen significant change, with the population growing by 53% since 2011 while the number of children has dropped sharply.
383
▲ +53.2%
- 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 Picnic Bay — lower than 75% of areas.
| Picnic Bay | 383 |
|---|---|
| 4819, QLD | 2,475 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew to 383 people by 2021, which is smaller than about 75% of similar areas. Residents have aged over the last decade, with the typical age rising from 51 to 58 years.
58 yrs ▲ +13.7%
Older than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 32.4% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This trend is mirrored by a sharp decline in children under 15, who now make up only 7% of the population.
32.4% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.0% ▼ -68.2%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Picnic Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Around 3.7% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.5% of the population, a slight increase since 2011.
3.7% ▲ +51.1%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Picnic Bay splits fairly evenly between Married (36%) and Never married (35%), with Divorced at 20%.
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 Picnic Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322097/picnic-bay/topic/demographics-identity