77 ▼ -67.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 236
- 2016: 83
- 2021: 77
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hirstglen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hirstglen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Hirstglen, where the typical resident is 50. With only 77 people living here, it is a small community with a very high proportion of seniors.
77
▼ -67.4%
- 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 Hirstglen — lower than 65% of areas.
| Hirstglen | 77 |
|---|---|
| 4359, QLD | 1,388 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Hirstglen is 50 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
50 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 26% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at only 10.4%.
26.0% ▲ +52.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.4% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hirstglen, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships make up 15.1% of residents, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hirstglen, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (26%) and Separated (12%).
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 Hirstglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31341/hirstglen/topic/demographics-identity