199 ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 208
- 2016: 271
- 2021: 199
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boigu Island · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Boigu Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Ninety-five per cent of the 199 people living on Boigu Island identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a very young community where the typical resident is just 25, far younger than the national figure of 38.
199
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Boigu Island — higher than 53% of areas.
| Boigu Island | 199 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | 7,526 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 25, which is far younger than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. Boigu Island has a total population of 199 people.
25 yrs ▼ -16.7%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 22 yrs
- 2021: 25 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 31.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are so few here at only 5.5%.
5.5% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
31.7% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Boigu Island, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity is far more common here than in the rest of the country. De facto relationships are also much more frequent, at 17.4%, which is well above the 11.5% national figure.
95.0% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.8%
- 2016: 87.1%
- 2021: 95.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.4% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boigu Island, Never married is the majority at 73%; Married is next at 17%.
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 Boigu Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30301/boigu-island/topic/demographics-identity