55,909 ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 48,829
- 2016: 50,427
- 2021: 55,909
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Surfers Paradise · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Surfers Paradise
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Surfers Paradise is 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This area has seen a clear shift toward an older population, adding about 7,080 people since 2011. It is now home to 55,909 people, with a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
55,909
▲ +14.5%
- 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 Surfers Paradise — higher than 50% of areas.
| Surfers Paradise | 55,909 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 14% since 2011 to reach 55,909 people. This growth coincided with a rise in the typical age, which is now 7 years older than it was in 2011.
44 yrs ▲ +18.9%
Older than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 10.5% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 22.7% of the population.
22.7% ▲ +49.7%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% ▼ -50.6%
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Surfers Paradise splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 14.1%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 1.2% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%.
1.2% ▼ -73.7%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% ▲ +53.0%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Surfers Paradise splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 13%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Surfers Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30082/surfers-paradise/topic/demographics-identity