Boatman · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Boatman

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

A typical resident in Boatman is 56, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated place has a total of just 18 people.

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📍 Boatman, Suburb / Locality

Where Boatman sits — Total population

18
  • 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 Boatman — lower than 87% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Boatman18
4468, QLD 260
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical age of 56 is far older than the national figure of 38. With only 18 people living here, Boatman is smaller than about 86% of similar areas.

18

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6
  • 2021: 18

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

56 yrs

Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 54 yrs
  • 2021: 56 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Older adults (45–64) at 67%, ahead of Young adults (25–44) (17%).

Age structure

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In Boatman, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 80%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 20%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Married at 21%, ahead of Divorced (21%).

Marital status

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Boatman splits fairly evenly between Married (36%) and Divorced (36%), with Separated at 27%.

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: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 7 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 4 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 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 Boatman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30296/boatman/topic/demographics-identity