Highbury · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Highbury

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Much older than most similar areas, Highbury is a sparsely populated place where the typical resident is 53. Only 9 people live across this large area, making it smaller than about 91% of other areas at this level.

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📍 Highbury, Suburb / Locality

Where Highbury sits — Total population

9
  • 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 Highbury — lower than 94% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Highbury9
4892, QLD 5,329
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is very small with only 9 residents. These few people are far older than the state and national typical age of 38, with Highbury's typical age being 53.

9

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0
  • 2021: 9

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

53 yrs

Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, ahead of Seniors (65+) (33%).

Age structure

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Highbury splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (50%) and Seniors (65+) (50%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Divorced at 44%, ahead of Separated (33%).

Marital status

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In Highbury, Divorced is the majority at 57%; Separated is next at 43%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Highbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31329/highbury/topic/demographics-identity