10,920 ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11,568
- 2016: 10,885
- 2021: 10,920
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hinchinbrook · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Hinchinbrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Hinchinbrook, where the typical person is now 51. This shift towards an older population is stark, with nearly 30% of the community aged 65 or over.
10,920
▼ -5.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Hinchinbrook — lower than 52% of areas.
| Hinchinbrook | 10,920 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk by 5.6% since 2011, falling to 10,920 people. Residents have aged over the last decade, with the typical age rising from 46 to 51 years.
51 yrs ▲ +10.9%
Older than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 29.2% of the area, which is far above the Queensland figure of 17.0%. This is consistent with a much lower proportion of children under 15, who now make up only 15.0% of the population.
29.2% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hinchinbrook splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (50.4%), while those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas.
6.9% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hinchinbrook, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Hinchinbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33800/hinchinbrook/topic/demographics-identity