59,039 ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 46,298
- 2016: 49,582
- 2021: 59,039
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sunshine Coast Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Sunshine Coast Hinterland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, where the typical person is 44. This region has seen a significant population boost, growing by 28% to reach 59,039 people since 2011.
59,039
▲ +27.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Sunshine Coast Hinterland — lower than 51% of areas.
| Sunshine Coast Hinterland | 59,039 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 44, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38. This age has crept up by one year since 2011.
44 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This group has grown by 4.6 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 has fallen to 17.7%.
21.3% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sunshine Coast Hinterland, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 50.7% of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships make up 13.0%, which is higher than most areas. People identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander account for 2.6% of the population.
2.6% ▲ +58.0%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 31%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sunshine Coast Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31606/sunshine-coast-hinterland/topic/demographics-identity