131 ▼ -47.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 249
- 2016: 138
- 2021: 131
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Braemore · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Braemore
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significant shift toward an older population has occurred in Braemore, where the typical resident is now 57. This is far older than the national figure of 38, reflecting a community where seniors and older adults make up the vast majority of the 131 people living here.
131
▼ -47.4%
- 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 Braemore — lower than 54% of areas.
| Braemore | 131 |
|---|---|
| 4313, QLD | 2,316 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 57, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. This age profile is much higher than most similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +18.8%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 32.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 7.6%.
32.8% ▲ +105.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.6% ▼ -59.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Braemore splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Youth (15–24) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common than in most areas, at 16.8%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, 2.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Australian average.
2.3% ▲ +92.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +189.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Braemore, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (21%) and Divorced (15%).
Age & sex structure
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 Braemore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30355/braemore/topic/demographics-identity