1,220 ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,103
- 2016: 1,249
- 2021: 1,220
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rainbow Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rainbow Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than the national average define Rainbow Beach, where the typical person is 56. With 30.1% of the population aged 65 and over, it is a place where seniors are much more common than in most other areas.
1,220
▲ +10.6%
- 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 Rainbow Beach — higher than 74% of areas.
| Rainbow Beach | 1,220 |
|---|---|
| 4581, QLD | 1,415 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,220 people, making it larger than about 76% of similar areas. The typical resident is far older than the state and national figure of 38.
56 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This area has very few children, with only 11.1% under the age of 15, which is well below the national average. This helps explain why the senior population is far above the state and national figures.
30.1% ▲ +52.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rainbow Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 15.4%.
2.5% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +46.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rainbow Beach, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Rainbow Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32385/rainbow-beach/topic/demographics-identity