258 ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 292
- 2016: 260
- 2021: 258
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Booroobin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Booroobin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Booroobin is 55, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This reflects a population where seniors and older adults make up the vast majority of the 258 people living here.
258
▼ -11.6%
- 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 Booroobin — higher than 58% of areas.
| Booroobin | 258 |
|---|---|
| 4552, QLD | 9,019 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 55, which is far older than the Queensland and national figures of 38. Booroobin's total population of 258 is larger than about 59% of similar areas.
55 yrs ▲ +22.2%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 25.6% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. In contrast, children under 15 account for 16.3%, a little below the Australian average of 18.2%.
25.6% ▲ +69.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Booroobin, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Married people make up 56.2% of the area, while those in de facto relationships are at 10.1%, a little below the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.1% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Booroobin, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Booroobin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30330/booroobin/topic/demographics-identity