Billa Billa · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Billa Billa

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Billa Billa is 34, making the area noticeably younger than both Queensland and Australia. This small community of 111 people is shaped by a high number of children and very few seniors.

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Where Billa Billa sits — Total population

111
  • 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 Billa Billa — lower than 57% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Billa Billa111
4390, QLD 6,719
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical age here is 34, which is much lower than most similar areas and 4 years younger than the national figure.

111

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 107
  • 2021: 111

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

34 yrs

Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35 yrs
  • 2021: 34 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 27.9% of the population, a figure well above the Queensland average. This helps explain the young age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at only 8.1%.

8.1%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

27.9%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 27.9%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Billa Billa splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 28%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Most people are married, at 75.6%, though those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 6.7%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national rates.

6.7%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Billa Billa, Married is the majority at 81%; Never married is next at 19%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 10 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 4 males; 40–44: 3 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 8 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 3 males; 30–34: 6 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 3 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 9 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 3 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 3 males; 0–4: 11 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Billa Billa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30251/billa-billa/topic/demographics-identity