49,398 ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 49,809
- 2016: 58,081
- 2021: 49,398
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Broadwater · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Broadwater
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines daily life in Broadwater, where the typical resident is now 50. This is far older than the national figure of 38, and the area has seen a sharp shift towards seniors over the last decade.
49,398
▼ -0.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Broadwater — lower than 61% of areas.
| Broadwater | 49,398 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Broadwater is 50, which is among the highest for similar areas and 10 years older than in 2011. The total population has remained steady at 49,398 people.
50 yrs ▲ +25.0%
Older than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 29% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift is linked to a drop in children under 15, who now make up only 13.4% of the area.
29.0% ▲ +102.5%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Broadwater splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A small proportion of the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander at 1.4%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Most people are married (52.5%), while those in de facto relationships (10.7%) are fewer than in most other areas.
1.4% ▼ -46.6%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Broadwater, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Broadwater
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30006/broadwater/topic/demographics-identity