8,726 ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,721
- 2016: 8,739
- 2021: 8,726
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ferny Hills · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ferny Hills
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More children than most similar areas live in Ferny Hills, where 20.8% of the population are under 15. This makes it one of the largest residential hubs in the region with 8,726 people. The typical resident is 40 years old, which is slightly older than the national figure.
8,726
▲ +0.1%
- 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 Ferny Hills — higher than 87% of areas.
| Ferny Hills | 8,726 |
|---|---|
| 4055, QLD | 22,364 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ferny Hills is among the largest areas of its kind with 8,726 residents. The typical person living here is 40, which is a little older than the Queensland and Australian figures.
40 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 20.8% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. Those aged 65 and over represent 16.7% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
16.7% ▲ +56.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.8% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ferny Hills splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national figures. Most people are married (53.0%) or have never married (32.0%), while 12.2% are in a de facto relationship.
1.8% ▲ +82.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ferny Hills, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Ferny Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31033/ferny-hills/topic/demographics-identity