2,538 ▲ +46.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,737
- 2016: 2,067
- 2021: 2,538
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burrum Heads · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Burrum Heads
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents aged 65 or over live in Burrum Heads, making it a far older community than most of the country. With a population of 2,538 people, the area is larger than 82% of similar places and is predominantly home to retirees.
2,538
▲ +46.1%
- 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 Burrum Heads — higher than 81% of areas.
| Burrum Heads | 2,538 |
|---|---|
| 4659, QLD | 5,358 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 64 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38 years and among the highest ages for this kind of area.
64 yrs ▲ +8.5%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 64 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 47.1% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 7.6%.
47.1% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.6% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Burrum Heads, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (8%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.1% of people are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas. Most residents are married (62.5%), while those in de facto relationships are a little below the national figure at 10.1%.
4.1% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.1% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burrum Heads, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 15%.
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 Burrum Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30455/burrum-heads/topic/demographics-identity