173 ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 154
- 2016: 174
- 2021: 173
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bramston Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bramston Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most defines Bramston Beach, where the typical resident is 64 years old. With 173 people living here, the area has a very high proportion of seniors compared to the rest of the country.
173
▲ +12.3%
- 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 Bramston Beach — higher than 50% of areas.
| Bramston Beach | 173 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 64, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This is among the highest typical ages seen in similar areas.
64 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 64 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Half the population is aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 8.7% of the area, a figure well below the Australian average.
50.3% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.7% ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bramston Beach, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 50%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 29%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Most people here are married, accounting for 58.8% of the population.
4.0% ▲ —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bramston Beach, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Bramston Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30356/bramston-beach/topic/demographics-identity