Australian Demographic Profile
Sapphire Central, QLD 4702
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~1,168
Median age
57
Median income
Low-mid
$400-$499/wk
Top profile
Retired
45%
Profile composition (top three)
- Retired and semi-retired45%
- Young singles and non-workers41%
- Established partnered households4.7%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~1,168
- Sex split
- F 47% / M 53%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 7.4%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)11%
- Young adults (15-24)4.0%
- Early career (25-39)8.3%
- Mid career (40-59)28%
- Senior (60+)48%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Sapphire Central: Low-mid ($400-$499/wk).
- No / not stated35%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)44%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)18%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)2.9%
- Very high ($3k+)1.0%
Top occupations
- Managers24%
- Machinery Operators and Drivers21%
- Sales Workers12%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to QLD and Australia
| Sapphire Central | QLD avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 7.4% | 15% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →