1,312 ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 909
- 2016: 1,208
- 2021: 1,312
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Airlie Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Airlie Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer children and seniors live in Airlie Beach than in most similar areas. The typical resident is 41, making the local population noticeably older than the national figure. This area of 1,312 people is larger than about 77% of other places at this level.
1,312
▲ +44.3%
- 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 Airlie Beach — higher than 74% of areas.
| Airlie Beach | 1,312 |
|---|---|
| 4802, QLD | 13,393 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old, which is noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +10.8%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 only 5.3% of the population, which is far below the national figure. This is a predominantly adult area, with those aged 25 to 44 accounting for 39.7% of residents.
13.5% ▲ +67.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.3% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Airlie Beach, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 40%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Airlie Beach has a much higher rate of de facto relationships than most similar areas, at 17.9%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.3%, which is well below the Queensland figure.
1.3% ▲ +96.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.9% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Airlie Beach, Never married is the majority at 51%; Married is next at 31%.
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 Airlie Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30016/airlie-beach/topic/demographics-identity