674 ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 586
- 2016: 762
- 2021: 674
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kinka Beach · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Kinka Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kinka Beach is 56, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This aging trend is clear in the data, with the population growing by 15% since 2011 while the age of residents continued to climb.
674
▲ +15.0%
- 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 Kinka Beach — lower than 56% of areas.
| Kinka Beach | 674 |
|---|---|
| 4703, QLD | 25,129 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has reached 674 people, an increase of about 88 since 2011. This growth occurred alongside a significant shift in age, with the usual resident now 9 years older than they were in 2011.
56 yrs ▲ +19.1%
Older than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 33.7% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. Conversely, children under 15 account for only 13.6% of the population, a figure that is well below the Queensland average.
33.7% ▲ +63.4%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kinka Beach splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.9% of the community, which is a little above the state average. Those in de facto relationships represent 9.3% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas.
5.9% ▼ -38.5%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▼ -44.4%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kinka Beach, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (24%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Kinka Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321061/kinka-beach/topic/demographics-identity