66,400 ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 57,920
- 2016: 61,635
- 2021: 66,400
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Broadbeach - Burleigh · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Broadbeach - Burleigh
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Broadbeach - Burleigh is 41, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. This older age profile is reflected in the population structure, where seniors make up nearly 20% of the community. The area has grown steadily, with the population increasing by 15% since 2011 to reach 66,400 people.
66,400
▲ +14.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Broadbeach - Burleigh — higher than 57% of areas.
| Broadbeach - Burleigh | 66,400 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Broadbeach - Burleigh has seen a steady increase in residents, adding about 8,480 people since 2011. The typical resident is now 41, which is two years older than it was a decade ago.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Older than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an area with fewer children and more seniors; those under 15 make up only 14.4%, well below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose to 19.7%, which is higher than most similar areas.
19.7% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Broadbeach - Burleigh splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Relationships here often take a different form, with 15.1% of people in de facto partnerships, a figure well above the national average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.5% of the population, which is lower than most areas.
1.5% ▲ +66.1%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Broadbeach - Burleigh splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 11%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Broadbeach - Burleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30901/broadbeach-burleigh/topic/demographics-identity