3,998 ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,496
- 2016: 3,883
- 2021: 3,998
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Main Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Main Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Main Beach is 57, making the area far older than most of Australia. With 3,998 people, it is larger than about 87% of similar areas. This creates a community where seniors and older adults make up the vast majority of the population.
3,998
▲ +14.4%
- 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 Main Beach — higher than 86% of areas.
| Main Beach | 3,998 |
|---|---|
| 4217, QLD | 45,197 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 57, which is far older than the Queensland and national figures of 38 years. This age is much higher than most similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +21.3%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 34.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few, at just 5.9%.
34.7% ▲ +55.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.9% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Main Beach splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Those in de facto relationships make up 15.0% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.0%, which is lower than most areas.
1.0% ▲ +288.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Main Beach, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (31%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Main Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31735/main-beach/topic/demographics-identity