3,104 ▲ +59.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,948
- 2016: 2,409
- 2021: 3,104
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burnside · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Burnside
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 3,104 people living in Burnside are married. This community is a little younger than the state and national figures, with a notably high number of children under 15 compared to similar areas.
3,104
▲ +59.3%
- 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 Burnside — higher than 84% of areas.
| Burnside | 3,104 |
|---|---|
| 4560, QLD | 36,706 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Burnside has a population of 3,104, which is larger than about 85% of areas at this level. The typical resident is 37, making the area a little younger than both Queensland and Australia.
37 yrs ▼ -5.1%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 20.9% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This helps explain why the typical age in Burnside is lower than the national figure.
18.6% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.9% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burnside splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. De facto relationships are slightly more common here than across Australia.
3.3% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +55.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burnside, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30450/burnside/topic/demographics-identity