490 ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 439
- 2016: 268
- 2021: 490
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Harrisville · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Harrisville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of children under 15 makes Harrisville (L) feel much younger than most similar areas. The population has grown to 490 people, and the typical resident is now 39, which is five years younger than it was in 2011.
490
▲ +11.6%
- 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 Harrisville — lower than 67% of areas.
| Harrisville | 490 |
|---|---|
| 4307, QLD | 1,575 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 12% since 2011, adding about 51 people to the area. While the typical resident is slightly older than the national figure of 38, this is a drop from the 44 years recorded in 2011.
39 yrs ▼ -11.4%
Younger than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 22 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 22.4% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.7%, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
16.7% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.4% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Harrisville splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents now make up 5.9% of the population, a little above the national figure and a rise of 5.2 points since 2011. Most people are married (53.2%), while those in de facto relationships (11.5%) are slightly fewer than in most other areas.
5.9% ▲ +768.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 93.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Harrisville, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Harrisville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322057/harrisville/topic/demographics-identity