450 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 467
- 2016: 464
- 2021: 450
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meikleville Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Meikleville Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 450 people in Meikleville Hill are married, reflecting a mature community where the typical resident is 52. This is far older than the national figure of 38, marking the area as a place primarily for adults and seniors.
450
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Meikleville Hill — higher than 63% of areas.
| Meikleville Hill | 450 |
|---|---|
| 4703, QLD | 25,129 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Meikleville Hill is larger than about 66% of similar areas, with a typical resident aged 52. This is far older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia, who is 38.
52 yrs ▲ +30.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 24.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Queensland average at 13.6%.
24.9% ▲ +70.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Meikleville Hill, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.3%, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. About 3.8% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
3.8% ▲ +153.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.3% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Meikleville Hill, Married is the majority at 51%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Meikleville Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31798/meikleville-hill/topic/demographics-identity