186 ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 207
- 2016: 195
- 2021: 186
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Oak Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Oak Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Oak Beach is a small community where the typical resident is 57. This age gap is stark compared to the rest of the country, with very few children and a high proportion of seniors.
186
▼ -10.1%
- 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 Oak Beach — higher than 52% of areas.
| Oak Beach | 186 |
|---|---|
| 4877, QLD | 5,462 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 186 people. This is larger than about half of similar areas, but the typical resident is 19 years older than the national figure of 38.
57 yrs ▲ +26.7%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 only 2.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so old, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 24.2% of the community.
24.2% ▲ +612.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
2.7% ▼ -85.0%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Oak Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 46%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Most people are married (56.7%), while those in de facto relationships make up 10.5%, a little below the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Oak Beach, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Oak Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32205/oak-beach/topic/demographics-identity