674 ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 629
- 2016: 621
- 2021: 674
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kinka Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kinka Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Kinka Beach is a community where the typical resident is 56. This age gap is stark, with the local typical age sitting 18 years higher than both the Queensland and national figures.
674
▲ +7.2%
- 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 Kinka Beach — higher than 69% of areas.
| Kinka Beach | 674 |
|---|---|
| 4703, QLD | 25,129 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 674 people, making it larger than about 70% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +3.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 33.7% of the population, a figure far above the national 17.2%. This explains why children under 15 are well below the Queensland average at just 13.6%.
33.7% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kinka Beach splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.9% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are at 9.3%, well below the Queensland average.
5.9% ▲ +87.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kinka Beach, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (24%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Kinka Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31549/kinka-beach/topic/demographics-identity