600 ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,055
- 2016: 2,004
- 2021: 600
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Prince Henry Heights · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Prince Henry Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than the state average define Prince Henry Heights, where the typical person is 47. The population has shrunk by 43% since 2011, and there is now a much higher proportion of seniors than across Queensland or Australia.
600
▼ -43.1%
- 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 Prince Henry Heights — lower than 61% of areas.
| Prince Henry Heights | 600 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | 115,218 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen from 1,055 in 2011 to 600 people today. This decline is reflected in the typical age, which rose by 8 years over the decade to 47.
47 yrs ▲ +20.5%
Older than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 24.5% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of children under 15 has fallen to 16.7%, a little below the state and national figures.
24.5% ▲ +69.4%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Prince Henry Heights splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is common here, with 66.9% of residents married, but those in de facto relationships make up only 6.1%, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.5%. Only 1.5% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, well below the Queensland average.
1.5% ▼ -67.1%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.1% ▼ -39.7%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Prince Henry Heights, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 23%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Prince Henry Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321087/prince-henry-heights/topic/demographics-identity