385 ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 409
- 2016: 409
- 2021: 385
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Saunders Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Saunders Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Saunders Beach is 49 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 385 people has a distinct identity, with a much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents than most similar areas.
385
▼ -5.9%
- 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 Saunders Beach — higher than 61% of areas.
| Saunders Beach | 385 |
|---|---|
| 4818, QLD | 32,004 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 49, making the population far older than both Queensland and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 44.2%. Children under 15 account for 16.4% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 18.2%.
17.9% ▲ +49.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Saunders Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, followed by Seniors (65+) (17%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 9.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, well above the 3.2% national average. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 16.6%.
9.4% ▲ +220.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.6% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Saunders Beach splits fairly evenly between Married (37%) and Never married (35%), with Divorced at 18%.
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 Saunders Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32521/saunders-beach/topic/demographics-identity