1,094 ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 912
- 2016: 1,040
- 2021: 1,094
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Booie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Booie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Booie, where the typical person is 48. This population of 1,094 people is larger than about 75% of comparable areas and is marked by a high proportion of seniors.
1,094
▲ +20.0%
- 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 Booie — higher than 73% of areas.
| Booie | 1,094 |
|---|---|
| 4610, QLD | 15,212 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 48, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 25.7% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area is older than most, though the 18.1% of children under 15 is about the same as the state average.
25.7% ▲ +55.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Booie splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than in most similar areas. Married couples are common at 60.2%, while those in de facto relationships are at 9.4%, well below the Queensland figure of 12.9%.
3.5% ▲ +86.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.4% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Booie, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Booie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30317/booie/topic/demographics-identity