21,542
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Gold Coast Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Gold Coast Hinterland
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A population growth rate of 5.9% means Gold Coast Hinterland is growing a little slower than the Queensland average. This rural region has a total population of 21,542 people, which is smaller than about 91% of similar areas.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 5.9% since 2021, which is around the middle for its level, though this is 2.8 percentage points lower than the Queensland figure of 8.7%.
5.9%
Higher than 53% 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 Gold Coast Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30904/gold-coast-hinterland/topic/economy-advantage