91 ▼ -65.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 263
- 2016: 104
- 2021: 91
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brooweena · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brooweena
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Brooweena is 54, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 91 people is defined by a significant age gap compared to Queensland and the rest of Australia.
91
▼ -65.4%
- 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 Brooweena — lower than 61% of areas.
| Brooweena | 91 |
|---|---|
| 4620, QLD | 448 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 91 residents. This is smaller than about 60% of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +1.9%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 34.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This high proportion of older adults helps explain why the typical resident is so much older than in most other areas.
34.1% ▲ +73.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% ▲ +74.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Brooweena splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (38%) and Seniors (65+) (35%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 28.6%, a figure far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Around 3.3% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.3% ▲ +114.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28.6% ▲ +87.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brooweena, the largest group is Never married at 37%, followed by Married (25%) and Divorced (17%).
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 Brooweena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30392/brooweena/topic/demographics-identity