190 ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 224
- 2016: 218
- 2021: 190
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Towers Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Towers Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Towers Hill is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 51. This small community of 190 people stands out for its high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
190
▼ -15.2%
- 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 Towers Hill — higher than 52% of areas.
| Towers Hill | 190 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | 10,732 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the 38-year-old average across Queensland and Australia.
51 yrs ▲ +8.5%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 32.6% of the population, a figure far above the state and national averages. This helps explain why the area is much older than most similar places.
32.6% ▲ +89.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Towers Hill, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is common here, with 18.9% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Around 41% of residents are married.
18.9% ▲ +112.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Towers Hill splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (39%), with Widowed at 11%.
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 Towers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32864/towers-hill/topic/demographics-identity