49,678 ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 47,472
- 2016: 49,067
- 2021: 49,678
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burnett · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Burnett
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Burnett is 48, making this area far older than the national figure of 38. The population has grown by 4.6% since 2011 to reach 49,678 people, but it is now defined by a very high proportion of seniors.
49,678
▲ +4.6%
- 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 Burnett — lower than 61% of areas.
| Burnett | 49,678 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 4.6% since 2011, adding about 2,206 people. This growth has happened alongside a shift toward an older population, with the typical age rising 6 years to 48 since 2011.
48 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 26.1% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are a little below the national average at 16.9% and have fallen 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
26.1% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burnett splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (46.0%), while those in de facto relationships are at 11.6%, slightly lower than the state average.
8.3% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burnett, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Burnett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31902/burnett/topic/demographics-identity