Sep 23, 2026 · 13 min · 8 segments
Send us Fan Mail Our median age is 51, compared with 38 across Queensland. In 2024–25, we recorded 562 more deaths than births. And more than one in five employed residents already works in health…
Now, having the older people here are at strength, retirees contribute enormously to the community.
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people aged 70 to 84 grew by more than 5,000 people.
That gap matters because people are starting their careers, building businesses, having families, filling jobs that every city needs to grow.
So, you know, we can't have a negative death and birth on natural population here.
Now, having the older people here are at strength, retirees contribute enormously to the community.
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people aged 70 to 84 grew by more than 5,000 people.
That gap matters because people are starting their careers, building businesses, having families, filling jobs that every city needs to grow.
So, you know, we can't have a negative death and birth on natural population here.
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