Boulder Creek · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Boulder Creek

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical age of 63 makes Boulder Creek far older than most areas across the state and country. With only 13 people living here, it is a very sparsely populated part of the region.

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📍 Boulder Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Boulder Creek sits — Total population

13
  • 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 Boulder Creek — lower than 91% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Boulder Creek13
4714, QLD 2,945
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Residents here are far older than the national figure, with the typical person aged 63. This is much higher than the Queensland and Australian average of 38 years.

13

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12
  • 2021: 13

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

63 yrs

Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 57 yrs
  • 2021: 63 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Older adults (45–64) at 69%, ahead of Seniors (65+) (23%).

Age structure

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In Boulder Creek, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 75%; Seniors (65+) is next at 25%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Married at 75%, ahead of Never married (0%).

Marital status

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In Boulder Creek, Married is the majority at 100%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 6 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Boulder Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30338/boulder-creek/topic/demographics-identity