4,088 ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,874
- 2016: 3,916
- 2021: 4,088
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Edge Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Edge Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong Indigenous presence marks Edge Hill, where 5.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The area has a population of 4,088 people. It is an older community than the national average, with a typical resident aged 42.
4,088
▲ +5.5%
- 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 Edge Hill — higher than 86% of areas.
| Edge Hill | 4,088 |
|---|---|
| 4870, QLD | 73,803 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 4,088 residents, Edge Hill is larger than about 88% of similar areas. The typical age here is 42, which is noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is balanced, with 18.7% of people being children under 15—a figure about the same as the state and national averages. Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 29.1%.
16.8% ▲ +44.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.7% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Edge Hill splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 5.7% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than in other areas, at 15.5%.
5.7% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Edge Hill splits fairly evenly between Never married (42%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 12%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Edge Hill
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Edge Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30941/edge-hill/topic/demographics-identity