430 ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 320
- 2016: 409
- 2021: 430
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burrum Heads - South · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Burrum Heads - South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population than most similar areas defines Burrum Heads - South (L), where the typical resident is 58. This community has grown by 34% since 2011, though it remains a small area of 430 people. The age profile is heavily skewed towards retirees and older adults.
430
▲ +34.4%
- 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 Burrum Heads - South — lower than 71% of areas.
| Burrum Heads - South | 430 |
|---|---|
| 4659, QLD | 5,358 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed since 2011, and the total population grew by about 110 people over the decade to reach 430.
58 yrs ▲ +7.4%
Older than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 32.3% of the population, far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 10.5%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
32.3% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burrum Heads - South splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (38%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (61.8%), though those in de facto relationships (14.5%) are a little above the national figure. Around 4.4% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Queensland average.
4.4% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burrum Heads - South, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Burrum Heads - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322023/burrum-heads-south/topic/demographics-identity