6,786 ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,614
- 2016: 5,514
- 2021: 6,786
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Broadbeach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Broadbeach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population now defines Broadbeach, where the typical resident is 46. This makes the area much older than the national figure of 38. With 6,786 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region.
6,786
▲ +47.1%
- 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 Broadbeach — higher than 86% of areas.
| Broadbeach | 6,786 |
|---|---|
| 4218, QLD | 35,371 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 46, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian average of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +24.3%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Broadbeach has a very high proportion of seniors, with 24.3% aged 65 and over, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 7% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 18.2%.
24.3% ▲ +33.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.0% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Broadbeach, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.6%, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Meanwhile, 1.3% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the Queensland average of 4.6%.
1.3% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.6% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Broadbeach splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (36%), with Divorced at 14%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Broadbeach
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Broadbeach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30380/broadbeach/topic/demographics-identity