834 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 770
- 2016: 777
- 2021: 834
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barlows Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barlows Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Barlows Hill, where the typical person is 45. This is seven years older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia. The area is home to 834 people.
834
▲ +8.3%
- 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 Barlows Hill — higher than 72% of areas.
| Barlows Hill | 834 |
|---|---|
| 4703, QLD | 25,129 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45 years old, which is noticeably older than the national and state figures of 38 years.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 18.5%, which is about the same as the Queensland average.
24.1% ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Barlows Hill splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 3.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships represent 9.6%, a figure well below the 12.9% seen across Queensland.
3.6% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Barlows Hill, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Barlows Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30163/barlows-hill/topic/demographics-identity