56 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 86
- 2021: 56
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rules Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rules Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Rules Beach, where the typical resident is 60. This sparsely populated area is far older than the national average, with no children under 15 living here.
56
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- 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 Rules Beach — lower than 70% of areas.
| Rules Beach | 56 |
|---|---|
| 4674, QLD | 1,579 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Rules Beach is a small community of just 56 people. The typical resident is 60 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
60 yrs —
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is heavily weighted toward seniors, who make up 32.1% of the population—much higher than the 17.2% seen across Australia. There are no children under 15 in the area.
32.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rules Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Seniors (65+) (33%) and Youth (15–24) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than one in ten people (14.0%) are in a de facto relationship, which is slightly above the national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate well below the Queensland average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rules Beach, Married is the majority at 58%; Divorced is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Rules Beach
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rules Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32489/rules-beach/topic/demographics-identity