539 ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 594
- 2016: 598
- 2021: 539
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bloomsbury · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bloomsbury
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 539 people lives in Bloomsbury, where residents are now far older than the national average. The typical person here is 50, which is 12 years older than the usual Australian. This shift is reflected in a high proportion of seniors and a small number of children.
539
▼ -9.3%
- 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 Bloomsbury — higher than 66% of areas.
| Bloomsbury | 539 |
|---|---|
| 4799, QLD | 971 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50 years old, which is far older than both the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
50 yrs ▲ +19.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 22.3% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at only 13.9%.
22.3% ▲ +80.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bloomsbury, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 6.5% of the area, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships account for 13.7% of residents, slightly higher than the national figure.
6.5% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bloomsbury, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Bloomsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30289/bloomsbury/topic/demographics-identity