3,512 ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,521
- 2016: 3,414
- 2021: 3,512
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hermit Park · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 3,512 people in Hermit Park have never been married. This is a relatively young area where the typical resident is 36, making it a little younger than both the Queensland and Australian figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hermit Park — higher than 86% of areas.
| Hermit Park | 3,512 |
|---|---|
| 4812, QLD | 19,110 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
With a population of 3,512, Hermit Park is larger than about 86% of similar areas.
3,512 ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
36 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 29.5%. Seniors aged 65 and over represent 14.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure.
14.0% ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Hermit Park splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 8.3% of the population, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 16.2%.
8.3% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.2% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Hermit Park, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hermit Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31323/hermit-park/topic/demographics-identity