302 ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 281
- 2016: 278
- 2021: 302
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Balmoral Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Balmoral Ridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Balmoral Ridge has a typical resident age of 57. This creates a community where seniors and older adults make up the vast majority of the 302 people living here.
302
▲ +7.5%
- 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 Balmoral Ridge — higher than 59% of areas.
| Balmoral Ridge | 302 |
|---|---|
| 4552, QLD | 9,019 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 57, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38 years.
57 yrs ▲ +3.6%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A striking 37.7% of residents are aged 65 and over, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 5.6% of the population, one of the lowest rates for this level.
37.7% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.6% ▼ -57.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Balmoral Ridge, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (55.5%), while those in de facto relationships make up 9.3%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 12.9%. About 2.3% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
2.3% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Balmoral Ridge, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Balmoral Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30133/balmoral-ridge/topic/demographics-identity