334 ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 427
- 2016: 286
- 2021: 334
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Haliday Bay - Ball Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Haliday Bay - Ball Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most areas define Haliday Bay - Ball Bay (L), where the typical person is now 57. The population has shrank by 22% since 2011, and the area is now home to a much older group than the national average.
334
▼ -21.8%
- 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 Haliday Bay - Ball Bay — lower than 80% of areas.
| Haliday Bay - Ball Bay | 334 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | 85,500 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident's age has jumped 24 years since 2011 to reach 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This shift happened as the total population fell from 427 to 334 people.
57 yrs ▲ +72.7%
Older than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 28.1% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 17%. This trend is mirrored by a sharp drop in children under 15, who now make up only 8.1% of the area.
28.1% ▲ +151.5%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.1% ▼ -72.3%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Haliday Bay - Ball Bay, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.2% of the population, which is well below the state average. Most of the community are married (52.8%), while de facto relationships are a little below the national figure at 10.5%.
1.2% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Haliday Bay - Ball Bay, Married is the majority at 51%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Haliday Bay - Ball Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322054/haliday-bay-ball-bay/topic/demographics-identity