6,971 ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,313
- 2016: 6,810
- 2021: 6,971
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Arana Hills · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Arana Hills
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas define Arana Hills, where the typical person is 37. This community of 6,971 people has a noticeably high proportion of children and a small senior population compared to the rest of the country.
6,971
▲ +10.4%
- 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 Arana Hills — higher than 87% of areas.
| Arana Hills | 6,971 |
|---|---|
| 4054, QLD | 13,986 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Arana Hills is among the largest areas of its kind with 6,971 people. The typical resident is 37, making the area a little younger than both Queensland and Australia.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 20.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is younger, as those aged 65 and over (14.0%) are well below the Australian average.
14.0% ▲ +54.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.2% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Arana Hills splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 14.0% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the national figure. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 2.0% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures.
2.0% ▲ +57.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Arana Hills, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Arana Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30074/arana-hills/topic/demographics-identity