314 ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 388
- 2016: 354
- 2021: 314
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boneo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Boneo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of Boneo's 314 residents are married, making it a community with a very mature population. The typical person here is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This creates a distinct age profile where seniors and older adults make up the vast majority of the population.
314
▼ -19.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boneo — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Boneo is 52 years old, which is far older than the state and national figures of 38 years. The total population is 314 people.
52 yrs ▲ +13.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an older area, with 27.4% of people aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national average. Conversely, children under 15 make up only 10.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
27.4% ▲ +45.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.8% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Boneo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.9% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 7.8% of the population, which is well below both the state and national averages.
2.9% ▲ —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.8% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boneo, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Boneo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20280/boneo/topic/demographics-identity