2,908 ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,631
- 2016: 2,656
- 2021: 2,908
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burnett Heads · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Burnett Heads
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Burnett Heads, where the typical person is 55. This creates a distinct demographic profile for the town, with a population of 2,908 people.
2,908
▲ +10.5%
- 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 Burnett Heads — higher than 83% of areas.
| Burnett Heads | 2,908 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | 84,718 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
55 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 32.2% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This explains why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 13.2%.
32.2% ▲ +69.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.2% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burnett Heads splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.2% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Australian average. Half of the residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are a little below the state figure at 10.8%.
4.2% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burnett Heads, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (25%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Burnett Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30449/burnett-heads/topic/demographics-identity