402 ▲ +95.1%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 206
- 2016: 248
- 2021: 402
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Surat · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Surat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Surat, where the typical resident is now 47. This aging trend is striking, as the typical age has climbed 16 years since 2011. Despite this, the area has seen its total population nearly double to 402 people over the last decade.
402
▲ +95.1%
- 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 Surat — lower than 74% of areas.
| Surat | 402 |
|---|---|
| 4417, QLD | 699 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 95% since 2011, adding about 196 people. This growth happened alongside a sharp increase in age, with the typical resident now 9 years older than the Queensland and Australian averages.
47 yrs ▲ +51.6%
Older than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 27.4% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. While the proportion of children under 15 is also well above the Australian average at 21.4%, this figure has actually fallen since 2011.
27.4% ▲ +164.5%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Surat splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, with 20.6% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. De facto relationships are also well above the national figure at 17.5%, although this is down 13 points from 2011.
20.6% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 97.6%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.5% ▼ -42.4%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Surat, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Surat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322114/surat/topic/demographics-identity