125 ▼ -51.6%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 258
- 2016: 260
- 2021: 125
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Seventeen Seventy · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Seventeen Seventy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Seventeen Seventy is now 57, making this one of the oldest areas in the region. The population has shrank by 52% since 2011, leaving a small community of 125 people where seniors now make up nearly a third of the population.
125
▼ -51.6%
- 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 Seventeen Seventy — lower than 94% of areas.
| Seventeen Seventy | 125 |
|---|---|
| 4677, QLD | 4,217 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen sharply to 125 people. The typical resident is now 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38 and 33 years older than in 2011.
57 yrs ▲ +137.5%
Older than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 25 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 31.2% of the population, which is far above the state and national figures. This shift is mirrored by a steep drop in children under 15, who now make up only 8.0% of the area.
31.2% ▲ +177.6%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.0% ▼ -73.5%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Seventeen Seventy splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a fall of 92 points since 2011. People in de facto relationships make up 17.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 91.8%
- 2016: 77.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.7% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Seventeen Seventy, Married is the majority at 54%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Seventeen Seventy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322107/seventeen-seventy/topic/demographics-identity