1,004 ▲ +86.3%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 539
- 2016: 751
- 2021: 1,004
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hughenden · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Hughenden
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population jump of 86% since 2011 has transformed Hughenden (L) into a much older community. The typical resident is now 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure. This shift is most visible in the rapid rise of seniors and a significant drop in the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents.
1,004
▲ +86.3%
- 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 Hughenden — higher than 56% of areas.
| Hughenden | 1,004 |
|---|---|
| 4821, QLD | 1,451 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 465 people since 2011 to reach 1,004. This growth happened alongside a sharp increase in age, with the typical resident now 16 years older than they were in 2011.
42 yrs ▲ +61.5%
Younger than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 now make up 23.3% of the area, a figure well above the national average. While children under 15 are still a bit more common here than in the rest of Australia, their share of the population fell by 12 points since 2011.
23.3% ▲ +868.1%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▼ -38.4%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hughenden splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 14.3% of the community, which is far above the national figure, though this is a 47 point drop since 2011. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas at 14.9%.
14.3% ▼ -76.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Hughenden splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 12%.
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 Hughenden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321055/hughenden/topic/demographics-identity