5,667 ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5,808
- 2016: 5,033
- 2021: 5,667
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Biloela · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Biloela
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than one in five residents are children, making Biloela a notably young place. It has a total population of 5,667 people, which is larger than about 88% of similar areas. While the typical resident is 36, the population has aged since 2011.
5,667
▼ -2.4%
- 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 Biloela — higher than 86% of areas.
| Biloela | 5,667 |
|---|---|
| 4715, QLD | 7,068 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population shrank by 2.4% since 2011, losing about 141 people. The typical resident is now 36, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
36 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Younger than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 21.3% of the population, well above the Australian figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most, as those aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 13.3%.
13.3% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.3% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Biloela splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.8% of the population, which is a little above the national average. Around 13.0% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure that rose slightly since 2011.
4.8% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Biloela, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Biloela [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314005/biloela/topic/demographics-identity