534 ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 662
- 2016: 540
- 2021: 534
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boolarra · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Boolarra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shrinking population defines the recent story for Boolarra (L), which lost about 128 people between 2011 and 2021. Despite this drop, the area remains noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 44.
534
▼ -19.3%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Boolarra — lower than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population fell by 19% since 2011 to reach 534 people. While the typical resident is 44, they are two years younger than they were in 2011.
44 yrs ▼ -4.3%
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 41 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 19.3% of the population, which is higher than most areas. In contrast, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over fell by 8.7 points since 2011 to 18.4%.
18.4% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Boolarra, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, reaching 17.6% after rising 9.2 points since 2011. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population also rose to 2.4% over the same period.
2.4% ▲ +438.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.6% ▲ +109.6%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Boolarra splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (35%), 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Boolarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221007/boolarra/topic/demographics-identity