354 ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 480
- 2016: 301
- 2021: 354
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Placid Hills · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Placid Hills
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up 63.9% of the population in Placid Hills (L). This small area has seen a significant shift in its makeup, with the typical resident now 42 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
354
▼ -26.3%
- 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 Placid Hills — lower than 78% of areas.
| Placid Hills | 354 |
|---|---|
| 4343, QLD | 12,173 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 354 people, which is smaller than about 78% of similar areas. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when the area shrank by 26% and lost about 126 residents.
42 yrs ▲ +133.3%
Younger than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile has shifted dramatically since 2011, with the share of children under 15 falling by 24 percentage points to 17.5%. At the same time, the share of people aged 65 and over rose 14 percentage points to 15.8%, which is a little below the national figure.
15.8% ▲ +657.7%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -57.4%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Placid Hills, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (19%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up only 3.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Additionally, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population fell 71 percentage points since 2011 to 3.7%.
3.7% ▼ -95.1%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 75.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.4% ▼ -88.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Placid Hills, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Placid Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322098/placid-hills/topic/demographics-identity