2,596 ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,588
- 2016: 2,536
- 2021: 2,596
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Battery Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Battery Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines daily life in Battery Hill, where the typical resident is 43 years old. This is five years older than the national figure, and the area is larger than about 83% of similar places with 2,596 people.
2,596
▲ +0.3%
- 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 Battery Hill — higher than 82% of areas.
| Battery Hill | 2,596 |
|---|---|
| 4551, QLD | 68,286 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, making this area noticeably older than both Queensland and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 22.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 16.8%, slightly lower than the Queensland average.
22.4% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Battery Hill splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.9% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.8%, a little below the Queensland figure of 12.9%.
2.9% ▲ +62.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Battery Hill, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Battery Hill
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Battery Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30183/battery-hill/topic/demographics-identity