2,723 ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,688
- 2016: 2,622
- 2021: 2,723
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Booval · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Booval
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Booval is 43, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. With 2,723 people, it is larger than about 83% of similar areas. The population is marked by a high proportion of Indigenous residents and a low number of children.
2,723
▲ +1.3%
- 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 Booval — higher than 82% of areas.
| Booval | 2,723 |
|---|---|
| 4304, QLD | 17,815 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. In total, Booval is home to 2,723 people, making it larger than about 83% of similar areas.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 only 14.7% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This helps explain why the area is older, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 20.1% of residents—a figure well above the Queensland average.
20.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Booval splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.2% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. Regarding relationships, 11.9% of residents are in a de facto partnership, which is about the same as the national figure.
6.2% ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Booval, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (28%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Booval [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30332/booval/topic/demographics-identity