Australian Demographic Profile
Burrum Heads, QLD 4659
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~2,474
Median age
62
Median income
Low-mid
$400-$499/wk
Top profile
Retired
65%
Profile composition (top three)
- Retired and semi-retired65%
- Young singles and non-workers14%
- Non-earning dependants6.5%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~2,474
- Sex split
- F 50% / M 50%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 14%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)7.2%
- Young adults (15-24)4.6%
- Early career (25-39)6.0%
- Mid career (40-59)21%
- Senior (60+)61%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Burrum Heads: Low-mid ($400-$499/wk).
- No / not stated23%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)42%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)29%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)6.2%
- Very high ($3k+)0.50%
Top occupations
- Managers21%
- Clerical and Administrative Workers17%
- Community and Personal Service Workers13%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to QLD and Australia
| Burrum Heads | QLD avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 14% | 15% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →