292 ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 351
- 2016: 310
- 2021: 292
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Springbrook · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Springbrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Springbrook is 44, which is noticeably older than the state and national figures of 38. The area has a small population of 292 people and has become significantly younger over the last decade. It is now a place where a high proportion of couples live in de facto relationships.
292
▼ -16.8%
- 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 Springbrook — lower than 84% of areas.
| Springbrook | 292 |
|---|---|
| 4213, QLD | 31,153 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small and has shrank by 17% since 2011, losing about 59 people. While the typical resident is older than most in Australia, they are 11 years younger than the typical person living here in 2011.
44 yrs ▼ -20.0%
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up 16.8% of the population, up 8.2 points since 2011. This rise happened as the share of seniors fell by 15 points, meaning the area is less dominated by older people than it once was.
16.8% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▲ +95.8%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Springbrook splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 20.5% of residents in such a partnership, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the state and national averages.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.5% ▲ +106.3%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Springbrook, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Springbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322112/springbrook/topic/demographics-identity