11,521 ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,629
- 2016: 11,222
- 2021: 11,521
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hinchinbrook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hinchinbrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hinchinbrook is just 35 years old, making the area noticeably younger than both New South Wales and Australia. With a population of 11,521, it is one of the largest areas at this level in the region.
11,521
▲ +8.4%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hinchinbrook — higher than 88% of areas.
| Hinchinbrook | 11,521 |
|---|---|
| 2168, NSW | 45,023 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38 and the state average of 39.
35 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is a young community where children under 15 make up 20.2% of the population, a little above the national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state and national figures at 11.4%.
11.4% ▲ +95.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.2% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hinchinbrook splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 4.6%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
1.4% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.6% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hinchinbrook, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (7%).
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/sal/SAL11922/hinchinbrook/topic/demographics-identity