592 ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 524
- 2016: 549
- 2021: 592
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hunchy · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hunchy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Hunchy, representing 36.5% of the population. This contributes to a community where the typical resident is 48, making it far older than both the state and national averages. With 592 people, the area is larger than about 69% of similar places.
592
▲ +13.0%
- 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 Hunchy — higher than 67% of areas.
| Hunchy | 592 |
|---|---|
| 4555, QLD | 7,723 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Hunchy is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population is 592 people.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 19.8% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.2%, sitting slightly below the Queensland average.
19.8% ▲ +46.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hunchy, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (19%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of residents are married, while 9.8% are in a de facto relationship, which is lower than most areas. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.4% of the population, well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%.
1.4% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hunchy, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Hunchy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31374/hunchy/topic/demographics-identity