30,568
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Central Highlands · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Central Highlands
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A small growth rate of 4.2% marks the recent trend for Central Highlands (Qld), which is well below the Queensland figure. With a population of 30,568, the area is smaller than about 84% of similar regions.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 4.2% since the last census, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the 8.7% seen across Queensland.
4.2%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Central Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30801/central-highlands/topic/economy-advantage