167 ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 202
- 2016: 162
- 2021: 167
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burketown · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Burketown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong Indigenous presence defines the community in Burketown (L), where nearly half of all residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This small locality is noticeably younger than the rest of the country, with a typical resident aged 35.
167
▼ -17.3%
- 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 Burketown — lower than 91% of areas.
| Burketown | 167 |
|---|---|
| 4830, QLD | 1,739 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is among the smallest at this level, having shrank by 17% since 2011 to reach 167 people. While the typical resident is now 35, this is still noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
35 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Younger than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 17.4% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average. Seniors aged 65 and over represent 18.0% of the area, a figure that rose 7.8 points since 2011.
18.0% ▲ +76.2%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burketown splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Youth (15–24) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half the population (49.1%) is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure far above the national average of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 17.9%, which is well above the state and national figures.
49.1% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.9% ▼ -47.4%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burketown, Never married is the majority at 56%; Married is next at 33%.
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 Burketown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322022/burketown/topic/demographics-identity