771 ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 664
- 2016: 606
- 2021: 771
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pinjarra Hills · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of all residents are seniors in Pinjarra Hills, making it a remarkably old community. The typical resident is 70 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This shift towards an older population is reflected in the local identity and a very low number of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pinjarra Hills — higher than 72% of areas.
| Pinjarra Hills | 771 |
|---|---|
| 4069, QLD | 35,527 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Pinjarra Hills has 771 residents, making it larger than about 72% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 70, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian average of 38.
771 ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
70 yrs ▲ +27.3%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 54.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 9.2% of the area, which is well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
54.5% ▲ +48.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.2% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Pinjarra Hills, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 55%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 18%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 47.1% of residents are married and 28.4% are widowed, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 4.4%. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.4% ▲ +100.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Pinjarra Hills, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Widowed (28%) and Never married (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Pinjarra Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32328/pinjarra-hills/topic/demographics-identity