941 ▲ +56.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 600
- 2016: 763
- 2021: 941
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beerburrum · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 941 people in Beerburrum are married. This is a noticeably older community than the national average, with a typical resident aged 43 and a very high proportion of seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Beerburrum — higher than 72% of areas.
| Beerburrum | 941 |
|---|---|
| 4517, QLD | 941 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Beerburrum has 941 residents, making it larger than about 73% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 43, which is noticeably older than the typical age of 38 across Queensland and Australia.
941 ▲ +56.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
43 yrs ▼ -2.3%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 23.1% of the population, a figure that is well above the 17.2% national average. This older profile is reflected in the age structure, where adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 26%.
23.1% ▲ +33.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Beerburrum splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are less common here at 11.1%, which is lower than most areas.
4.3% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Beerburrum, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Beerburrum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30203/beerburrum/topic/demographics-identity