179 —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 148
- 2021: 179
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hail Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hail Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer children and seniors live in Hail Creek than in most similar areas. The typical resident is just 35, making this a noticeably younger place than the Queensland and national figure of 38. This population of 179 people is primarily made up of young adults.
179
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- 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 Hail Creek — higher than 51% of areas.
| Hail Creek | 179 |
|---|---|
| 4742, QLD | 1,192 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 179 people, which is larger than about 53% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably younger than the average person in Australia.
35 yrs —
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up over half the population at 53.6%. This helps explain why children under 15 and seniors over 65 both sit well below the national figure, each making up only 8.9% of the area.
8.9% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.9% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hail Creek, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 54%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of the residents have never married, at 54.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Hail Creek, Never married is the majority at 57%; Married is next at 23%.
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 Hail Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31284/hail-creek/topic/demographics-identity