808 ▲ +53.9%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 525
- 2016: 550
- 2021: 808
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boort · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Boort
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the state average defines daily life in Boort, where the typical resident is now 58. The town has grown by about 283 people since 2011, but this growth is skewed toward seniors, who now make up nearly 40% of the population.
808
▲ +53.9%
- 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 Boort — lower than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Boort has grown 54% since 2011 to reach 808 residents. This growth has coincided with a significant age shift, as the typical resident is now 17 years older than they were in 2011.
58 yrs ▲ +41.5%
Older than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 39.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below state levels at 15.0% and have fallen since 2011.
39.1% ▲ +178.0%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Boort, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (52.9%), while those in de facto relationships make up only 4.8%, which is among the lowest for similar areas. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 1.7% of the population, a small increase since 2011.
1.7% ▲ +204.4%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.8% ▼ -61.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boort, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Boort [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221008/boort/topic/demographics-identity