336 ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 264
- 2016: 273
- 2021: 336
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boreen Point · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Boreen Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Boreen Point is 62, making it far older than most other similar areas. This small community has seen its population grow by 27% since 2011, adding about 72 people to reach a total of 336.
336
▲ +27.3%
- 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 Boreen Point — lower than 80% of areas.
| Boreen Point | 336 |
|---|---|
| 4565, QLD | 15,033 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is significantly older than the state and national figures, with the typical age rising by 7 years since 2011 to reach 62.
62 yrs ▲ +12.7%
Older than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 62 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 41.7% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 5.7%.
41.7% ▲ +69.2%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.7% ▼ -51.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Boreen Point splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (41%) and Older adults (45–64) (40%), with Young adults (25–44) at 10%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.8%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is about the same as the national figure at 3.0%.
3.0% ▲ —
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.8% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boreen Point, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (25%) and Divorced (24%).
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 Boreen Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322019/boreen-point/topic/demographics-identity