677 ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 823
- 2016: 747
- 2021: 677
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boyland · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Boyland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of children than most similar areas live in Boyland (L), where 22.6% of the population is under 15. While the typical resident is 40, the area has seen its total population shrink by 18% since 2011.
677
▼ -17.7%
- 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 Boyland — lower than 56% of areas.
| Boyland | 677 |
|---|---|
| 4275, QLD | 3,895 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen to 677 people, a loss of about 146 residents since 2011. The typical person here is 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▼ -4.8%
Younger than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 22.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, the 13.1% of people aged 65 and over is well below the Australian average of 17.2%.
13.1% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.6% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Boyland, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 10.2% of the area, which is much lower than in most similar places. About 3.5% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
3.5% ▼ -48.9%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boyland, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Boyland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321022/boyland/topic/demographics-identity