384 ▲ +47.1%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 261
- 2016: 302
- 2021: 384
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bauple Forest · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bauple Forest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bauple Forest is far older than those in most similar areas. The population has grown by 47% since 2011, but the area is now dominated by seniors and older adults, with 40.9% of people aged 65 and over.
384
▲ +47.1%
- 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 Bauple Forest — lower than 75% of areas.
| Bauple Forest | 384 |
|---|---|
| 4650, QLD | 34,942 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew to 384 people by 2021. This is smaller than about 75% of similar areas, and the typical resident is now 61, which is 11 years older than in 2011.
61 yrs ▲ +22.0%
Older than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors at 40.9%, which is 24 points above the national figure. This shift is mirrored by a sharp drop in children under 15, who now make up only 5.2% of the population.
40.9% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.2% ▼ -64.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bauple Forest splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (43%) and Seniors (65+) (39%), with Young adults (25–44) at 7%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 4.9% of the community, which is about the same as the Queensland average. Those in de facto relationships account for 9.5%, a figure that is well below the state average and has fallen since 2011.
4.9% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bauple Forest, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (25%) 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 Bauple Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322010/bauple-forest/topic/demographics-identity