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Towers Hill, QLD

Towers Hill had a population of 190 at the 2021 Census (−12.8% since 2016). Median age 50.3. Median weekly household income $1,025. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Towers Hill at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Towers Hill's population shrank by 12.8% to 190, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 50.3, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 7.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.2%.

32.1% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 41.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 84 households.

The median household earns $1,025 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $125 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,076 a month.

5.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.8% use a language other than English at home. 46.0% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Towers Hill beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureTowers HillQLDAustralia
Population1905,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−12.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age50.338.238.2
Households841,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting32.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright41.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,025$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$125$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,076$1,740$1,866
Born overseas5.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion46.0%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−12.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2532011
  2. 2182016
  3. 1902021

Age

Median age 50.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Towers Hill Queensland
Share of people by age, Towers Hill and Queensland
0–97.9%
10–1916.3%
20–299.5%
30–398.4%
40–498.9%
50–5914.7%
60–6924.2%
70–798.9%
80+4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Towers Hill at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian52.6%
  2. English38.7%
  3. Australian Aboriginal16.2%
  4. German8.7%
  5. Scottish6.4%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Towers Hill

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