150 ▼ -68.4%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 474
- 2016: 488
- 2021: 150
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bramston Beach · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bramston Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the residents in Bramston Beach are seniors, making it a far older community than most. The population has dropped sharply to 150 people, with the typical resident now aged 65.
150
▼ -68.4%
- 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 Bramston Beach — lower than 92% of areas.
| Bramston Beach | 150 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrank by 68% since 2011, losing about 324 people. This has left the area among the smallest at its level.
65 yrs ▲ +71.1%
Older than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 65 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 55.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 have fallen to just 8.0%, a figure far below the state average.
55.3% ▲ +446.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.0% ▼ -69.4%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bramston Beach, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 54%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 27%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Queensland average. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.5%, which is much lower than most other areas.
4.7% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bramston Beach, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Bramston Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322021/bramston-beach/topic/demographics-identity