419 ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 514
- 2016: 328
- 2021: 419
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burke · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Burke
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Burke, where the typical resident is just 35. This sparsely populated region has seen its total number of people shrink by 18% since 2011, now totaling 419 residents.
419
▼ -18.5%
- 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 Burke — lower than 94% of areas.
| Burke | 419 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents is 35, which is noticeably younger than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. Since 2011, the area has become two years younger and lost about 95 people.
35 yrs ▼ -5.4%
Younger than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 14.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. While seniors aged 65 and over are also well below the state average at 13.8%, their share of the population rose by 8 points since 2011.
13.8% ▲ +135.8%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burke splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Youth (15–24) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 32.5% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the 3.2% national figure. De facto relationships are also much more common than in most areas, accounting for 20.7% of the population.
32.5% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.7% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burke, Never married is the majority at 51%; Married is next at 35%.
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 Burke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31950/burke/topic/demographics-identity