16,692 ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17,364
- 2016: 17,074
- 2021: 16,692
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burdekin · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Burdekin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population sets Burdekin apart from the rest of the state, where the typical resident is 45. This age gap is reflected in a high proportion of seniors and a shrinking total population of 16,692 people.
16,692
▼ -3.9%
- 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 Burdekin — higher than 57% of areas.
| Burdekin | 16,692 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45, which is 7 years older than the state and national figures. This age has climbed by 4 years since 2011, while the total population shrank by 3.9% over that same period.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 23.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 have fallen to 16.6%, a figure a little below the Queensland average.
23.8% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burdekin splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.6% of the population, which is well above the national average of 3.2%. Most residents are married (48.7%), while those in de facto relationships are at 11.0%, which is much lower than most areas.
6.6% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +25.4%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burdekin, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Burdekin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31900/burdekin/topic/demographics-identity