57,110 ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 43,655
- 2016: 41,497
- 2021: 57,110
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hill · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest age group in Hill, where the typical resident is now 46. This is a far older population than the national figure, with the area seeing a significant shift towards seniors over the last decade.
57,110
▲ +30.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Hill — higher than 52% of areas.
| Hill | 57,110 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 31% since 2011, adding about 13,455 people to reach a total of 57,110. The typical resident is now 13 years older than they were in 2011.
46 yrs ▲ +39.4%
Older than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 23.6% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This rose 15 points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 fell to 17.1%.
23.6% ▲ +185.1%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hill splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.6% of the population, which is well above the Queensland average of 4.6%. About 12.7% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly above the national average.
10.6% ▲ +71.9%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hill, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (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 Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30034/hill/topic/demographics-identity