369 ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 445
- 2016: 348
- 2021: 369
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brooloo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brooloo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Brooloo is a community where the typical resident is 52. It is a mature settlement of 369 people with a population skewed heavily toward seniors and older adults.
369
▼ -17.1%
- 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 Brooloo — higher than 61% of areas.
| Brooloo | 369 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | 46,427 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Brooloo is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most other similar places.
52 yrs ▲ +18.2%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high number of seniors aged 65 and over (23.3%) live here, well above the Queensland figure of 17%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 13.8% of the population, which is well below the national average.
23.3% ▲ +95.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Brooloo, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 17.8% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average of 11.5%. About 3.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.3% ▲ +140.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.8% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brooloo, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Brooloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30391/brooloo/topic/demographics-identity