2,712 ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,027
- 2016: 1,794
- 2021: 2,712
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Home Hill · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Home Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Home Hill is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 48. This community is notably older than most similar areas, with a population that has shrank by about 10% since 2011 to 2,712 people.
2,712
▼ -10.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Home Hill — higher than 76% of areas.
| Home Hill | 2,712 |
|---|---|
| 4806, QLD | 3,771 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 48, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38. This reflects a growing trend, as the typical resident is 5 years older than they were in 2011.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 27.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift toward an older population is consistent with the number of children under 15 falling to 16.0%.
27.8% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Home Hill splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.9% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. Marriage is the most common status at 47.6%, while those in de facto relationships are at 10.4%, a little below the national figure.
6.9% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Home Hill, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Home Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315042/home-hill/topic/demographics-identity