507 ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 402
- 2016: 430
- 2021: 507
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Buxton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Buxton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
One of the oldest populations in the region is found in Buxton, where the typical resident is 63 years old. This age is far older than the national figure of 38. This reflects a community heavily weighted toward seniors, who make up nearly half the population.
507
▲ +26.1%
- 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 Buxton — higher than 65% of areas.
| Buxton | 507 |
|---|---|
| 4660, QLD | 8,048 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Buxton has 507 residents, making it larger than about 67% of similar areas. The typical person here is 63, which is 25 years older than the typical resident in Queensland or Australia.
63 yrs ▲ +8.6%
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 63 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 45.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are far less common here at 7.7%, which is 11 percentage points below the state and national figures.
45.8% ▲ +52.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.7% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Buxton, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 45%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (38%) and Children (0–14) (8%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.9% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Additionally, 14.1% of people are in a de facto relationship, a little above the Australian figure of 11.5%.
3.9% ▲ +76.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Buxton, Married is the majority at 56%; Divorced is next at 17%.
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 Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30463/buxton/topic/demographics-identity