2,134 ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,575
- 2016: 1,818
- 2021: 2,134
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Buccan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Buccan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer than 13% of people are seniors in Buccan, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area notably younger than many similar places, with a typical resident aged 39. The population has grown to 2,134 people.
2,134
▲ +35.5%
- 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 Buccan — higher than 79% of areas.
| Buccan | 2,134 |
|---|---|
| 4207, QLD | 68,477 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Buccan is home to 2,134 people, making it larger than about 81% of similar areas. The typical resident is 39, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
39 yrs ▼ -2.5%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.7% of the population, a figure higher than most areas. This contributes to a younger profile, as the proportion of people aged 65 and over is well below the Queensland and Australian figures.
12.3% ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.7% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Buccan splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of residents are married, while 32.3% have never been married. About 2.4% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is around the middle for this level of area.
2.4% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% ▲ +27.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Buccan, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Buccan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30404/buccan/topic/demographics-identity