9,973 ▲ +57.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,338
- 2016: 8,534
- 2021: 9,973
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Biggera Waters · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Biggera Waters
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 37% of residents in Biggera Waters are married, making it one of the largest populations at this level with 9,973 people. The area is noticeably older than the state and national averages, with a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
9,973
▲ +57.4%
- 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 Biggera Waters — higher than 87% of areas.
| Biggera Waters | 9,973 |
|---|---|
| 4216, QLD | 39,714 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Biggera Waters is home to 9,973 people. The typical resident is 44 years old, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high number of seniors, with 21.8% aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the percentage of children under 15 is well below the state and national averages at just 11.7%.
21.8% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.7% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Biggera Waters splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure. De facto relationships are more common here than in most similar areas.
2.0% ▲ +71.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Biggera Waters splits fairly evenly between Married (37%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 15%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Biggera Waters
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Biggera Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30249/biggera-waters/topic/demographics-identity