16,472 ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16,728
- 2016: 16,254
- 2021: 16,472
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alexandra Hills · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Alexandra Hills
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 16,000 people live in Alexandra Hills, making it one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. The community is balanced in age, with a typical resident being 38 years old, which is about the same as the national figure.
16,472
▼ -1.5%
- 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 Alexandra Hills — higher than 89% of areas.
| Alexandra Hills | 16,472 |
|---|---|
| 4161, QLD | 16,472 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 16,472 residents, Alexandra Hills is among the largest areas at this level. The typical age here is 38, which is much lower than most similar areas but matches the Queensland and Australian figures.
38 yrs ▲ +8.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 19.5% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is 16.1%, a figure that is lower than most other similar places.
16.1% ▲ +60.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Alexandra Hills splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas. Marital trends are fairly typical, with 46.7% of people married and 12.8% in a de facto relationship.
3.7% ▲ +116.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alexandra Hills, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) 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 Alexandra Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30031/alexandra-hills/topic/demographics-identity