2,365 ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,338
- 2016: 2,339
- 2021: 2,365
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Quarry Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Quarry Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 2,365 people now lives in Quarry Hill, making it larger than about 82% of similar areas. The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
2,365
▲ +1.2%
- 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 Quarry Hill — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 2,365 residents, Quarry Hill is larger than about 82% of areas at this level. The typical person here is 40, which is lower than most similar areas but a little older than the state and national figures.
40 yrs ▲ +17.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.4%, a figure lower than most similar areas.
16.4% ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Quarry Hill splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure of 3.2%. Marital status is varied, with 43.7% of people married and 11.6% in a de facto relationship.
1.5% ▲ +57.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Quarry Hill, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Quarry Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22134/quarry-hill/topic/demographics-identity