895 ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 713
- 2016: 769
- 2021: 895
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hope Vale · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Hope Vale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 87 percentage points separates Hope Vale (L) from the national average in terms of Indigenous identity. This is a very young community where the typical resident is just 28, far younger than the national figure of 38. The population has grown by 26% since 2011 to reach 895 people.
895
▲ +25.5%
- 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 Hope Vale — higher than 52% of areas.
| Hope Vale | 895 |
|---|---|
| 4895, QLD | 4,594 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 28, which is among the lowest for similar areas and 10 years younger than the Queensland average. This youthful trend has increased, with the typical resident becoming 5 years younger since 2011.
28 yrs ▼ -15.2%
Younger than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 28 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 31.5% of the population, far above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while those aged 65 and over are very few at just 4.8%.
4.8% ▼ -64.2%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
31.5% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hope Vale splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Older adults (45–64) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 89.8% of the population, a figure that rose 89 points since 2011. De facto relationships are also very common at 31.6%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%.
89.8% ▲ +7036.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 89.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
31.6% ▲ +220.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hope Vale, Never married is the majority at 80%; Married is next 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 Hope Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321052/hope-vale/topic/demographics-identity