166 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 143
- 2021: 166
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boorolite · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Boorolite
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Boorolite is 50 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. The community has a population of 166 people, with half of all adults being married.
166
—
- 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 Boorolite — higher than 50% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 50, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38. Boorolite is larger than about 51% of similar areas.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 18.7% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Children under 15 account for 17.5%, a rate about the same as the rest of the country.
18.7% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Boorolite, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.4% of the population, which is well above the state average. Meanwhile, there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a figure well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boorolite, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Boorolite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20298/boorolite/topic/demographics-identity