799 ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,055
- 2016: 836
- 2021: 799
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blackbutt · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Blackbutt
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Blackbutt, where the typical resident is now 59 years old. This aging trend is striking, with people aged 65 and over making up over 41% of the 799 people living here.
799
▼ -24.3%
- 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 Blackbutt — higher than 72% of areas.
| Blackbutt | 799 |
|---|---|
| 4314, QLD | 3,255 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 59, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. This puts Blackbutt among the oldest areas of its kind.
59 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 41.6% of the population, a figure far above the national level. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 11.8%.
41.6% ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Blackbutt, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Marriage is the most common status, with 43.3% of people married.
2.4% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blackbutt, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Blackbutt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30272/blackbutt/topic/demographics-identity