4,378 ▲ +1294.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 314
- 2016: 1,933
- 2021: 4,378
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Birtinya · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Birtinya
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A young adult population defines daily life in Birtinya, where the typical resident is just 36. This age is a little younger than the national figure, and the area is larger than about 88% of similar places.
4,378
▲ +1294.3%
- 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 Birtinya — higher than 86% of areas.
| Birtinya | 4,378 |
|---|---|
| 4575, QLD | 28,022 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 36, which is much lower than most areas and a little younger than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
36 yrs ▲ +5.9%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 32.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure, at only 14.0%.
16.4% ▲ +134.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Birtinya, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are a little more common here than in the rest of the country, at 14.3%. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 2.1% of the population, which is a little below the national figure.
2.1% ▲ +60.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Birtinya splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (39%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Birtinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30264/birtinya/topic/demographics-identity