316 ▼ -32.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 467
- 2016: 338
- 2021: 316
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ballandean · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ballandean
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas marks Ballandean, where the typical resident is 51. This aging trend is reflected in the high number of seniors and a smaller proportion of children compared to the state and national figures.
316
▼ -32.3%
- 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 Ballandean — higher than 59% of areas.
| Ballandean | 316 |
|---|---|
| 4382, QLD | 462 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 316 people. Residents here are far older than the national average of 38, with a typical age of 51.
51 yrs ▲ +15.9%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 25.6% of the area, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 13.9%.
25.6% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ballandean splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (54.7%) or have never married (26.4%). Those in de facto relationships make up 13.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas.
1.9% ▼ -67.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ballandean, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Ballandean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30128/ballandean/topic/demographics-identity