Orange Hill · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Orange Hill

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Noticeably older residents define Orange Hill, where the typical person is 45 compared to the national figure of 38. This small community of 179 people is mostly made up of older adults and families with children.

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📍 Orange Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Orange Hill sits — Total population

179
  • 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 Orange Hill — higher than 51% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Orange Hill179
4455, QLD 8,610
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident here is 45, making the population noticeably older than both the Queensland and Australian averages.

179

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 201
  • 2021: 179

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

45 yrs

Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41 yrs
  • 2021: 45 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 19.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the national figure at 15.6%.

15.6%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

19.6%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.4%
  • 2021: 19.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Orange Hill, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (19%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

About 3.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure higher than most similar areas. Most people are married (67.9%), while de facto relationships are a little more common here than across Australia.

13.4%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Orange Hill, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 24%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 3 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 7 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 16 males; 60–64: 10 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 6 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 6 males; 50–54: 8 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 11 males; 45–49: 8 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 5 males; 40–44: 7 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 4 males; 35–39: 5 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 4 males; 30–34: 4 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 3 males; 25–29: 4 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 6 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 8 males; 15–19: 6 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 10 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 5 males; 5–9: 6 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 7 males; 0–4: 4 females

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 Orange Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32231/orange-hill/topic/demographics-identity