4,320 ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4,720
- 2016: 4,377
- 2021: 4,320
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Balonne · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Balonne
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shrinking population and an ageing community mark the recent changes in Balonne. The population has fallen by about 400 people since 2011, while the typical resident has aged by four years. Despite these shifts, the area maintains a much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than most other regions.
4,320
▼ -8.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Balonne — lower than 68% of areas.
| Balonne | 4,320 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Balonne shrank 8.5% since 2011 to reach 4,320 people. The typical resident is now 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Younger than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20% of the population, which is much higher than most areas, though this is 5.6 percentage points lower than in 2011. Meanwhile, the share of seniors aged 65 and over rose 5.4 points since 2011 to reach 16.6%.
16.6% ▲ +49.0%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Balonne splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 20.5% of the population, far above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships also make up 15.2% of the community, which is well above the Australian average.
20.5% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Balonne, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Balonne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30300/balonne/topic/demographics-identity