1,004 ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,005
- 2016: 1,015
- 2021: 1,004
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hope Vale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hope Vale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very young population defines daily life in Hope Vale, where the typical resident is just 29 years old. This is far younger than the national figure of 38. With 1,004 residents, it is larger than about 74% of similar areas.
1,004
▼ -0.1%
- 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 Hope Vale — higher than 73% of areas.
| Hope Vale | 1,004 |
|---|---|
| 4895, QLD | 4,594 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 29, which is far younger than the national figure of 38 and among the lowest across similar areas.
29 yrs ▲ +16.0%
Younger than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 29 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 28.9% of the population, which is far above the 18.2% national figure. This helps explain why there are so few seniors, with only 6.3% aged 65 and over, far below the national average of 17.2%.
6.3% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.9% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hope Vale splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
An overwhelming 86.7% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, far above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also very common at 31.3%, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
86.7% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.6%
- 2016: 89.9%
- 2021: 86.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
31.3% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hope Vale, Never married is the majority at 77%; Married is next at 13%.
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 Hope Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31357/hope-vale/topic/demographics-identity