4,236 ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,666
- 2016: 3,885
- 2021: 4,236
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Buddina · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Buddina
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 4,236 people living in Buddina are married. This is an older community where the typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
4,236
▲ +15.5%
- 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 Buddina — higher than 86% of areas.
| Buddina | 4,236 |
|---|---|
| 4575, QLD | 28,022 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 4,236 residents, Buddina is larger than about 88% of similar areas. The typical person here is 43, making the area noticeably older than both Queensland and Australia.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 20.8% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 are a little below the state and national figures at 16.4%.
20.8% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Buddina splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.7%, about the same as the national figure.
1.8% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Buddina, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Buddina
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Buddina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30407/buddina/topic/demographics-identity