1,066 ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 903
- 2016: 992
- 2021: 1,066
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bluewater Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bluewater Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of children under 15 live in Bluewater Park compared to the rest of the country. This is a young area of 1,066 people where the typical resident is 37. It stands out for having far more children and far fewer seniors than both Queensland and Australia.
1,066
▲ +18.1%
- 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 Bluewater Park — higher than 73% of areas.
| Bluewater Park | 1,066 |
|---|---|
| 4818, QLD | 32,004 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38. With 1,066 people, the population is larger than about 75% of similar areas.
37 yrs ▲ +8.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 25.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, as people aged 65 and over make up only 10% of the community.
10.0% ▲ +122.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.5% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bluewater Park splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.3% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Australian average. People in de facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 15%.
5.3% ▲ +69.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bluewater Park, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Bluewater Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30293/bluewater-park/topic/demographics-identity