71,199
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Hervey Bay · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Hervey Bay
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A population increase of 11.2% since the last census marks Hervey Bay as a rapidly expanding area. This growth is much higher than most similar places, pushing the total population to 71,199 people.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 11.2% since 2021, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 8.7% and much higher than most areas.
11.2%
Higher than 86% 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 Hervey Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31904/hervey-bay/topic/economy-advantage