348 ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 307
- 2016: 301
- 2021: 348
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Highworth · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Highworth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significantly higher proportion of seniors live in Highworth compared to the rest of the country. This small area has 348 residents, with a population that is notably older than most similar areas. It is a diverse community where a higher number of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander than the state average.
348
▲ +13.4%
- 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 Highworth — higher than 60% of areas.
| Highworth | 348 |
|---|---|
| 4560, QLD | 36,706 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Highworth is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 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.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% national average. This older presence is balanced by children under 15, who make up 19.5% of the area, which is higher than most similar places.
21.0% ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Highworth splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, those in de facto relationships account for 17.7%, a rate well above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
6.0% ▲ +361.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.7% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Highworth splits fairly evenly between Never married (39%) and Married (34%), with Divorced at 16%.
Age & sex structure
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 Highworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31337/highworth/topic/demographics-identity