34 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24
- 2021: 34
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boolburra · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Boolburra, where 41.2% of the population falls into this bracket. This is a sparsely populated area of just 34 people, with a population that is far older than the state and national typical age of 38.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boolburra — lower than 79% of areas.
| Boolburra | 34 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 29,819 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Boolburra is 59 years old, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures. This community is smaller than about 78% of similar areas.
34 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
A high proportion of seniors aged 65 and over live here at 23.5%, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up only 8.8% of the population, well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
23.5% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Boolburra, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 50%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Children (0–14) (11%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. More than half of the population is married, while 27.3% have never been married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Boolburra, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Boolburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30319/boolburra/topic/demographics-identity