9,308 ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,912
- 2016: 9,068
- 2021: 9,308
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Runaway Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Runaway Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the residents in Runaway Bay are married, reflecting a community where older adults are the most prominent group. The area is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 54. This shift is seen in the high proportion of seniors and a much smaller population of children.
9,308
▲ +4.4%
- 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 Runaway Bay — higher than 87% of areas.
| Runaway Bay | 9,308 |
|---|---|
| 4216, QLD | 39,714 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 9,308 residents, Runaway Bay is among the largest areas of its kind. The typical person living here is 54, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian average of 38.
54 yrs ▲ +10.2%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 33.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This high number of older residents helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas.
33.8% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.6% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Runaway Bay splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.4% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. De facto relationships are also less common here than in most other areas.
1.4% ▲ +111.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Runaway Bay, Married is the majority at 51%; 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 Runaway Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32490/runaway-bay/topic/demographics-identity