Suburb in Mount Isa

Soldiers Hill, QLD

Soldiers Hill had a population of 1,796 at the 2021 Census (−8.5% since 2016). Median age 31.0. Median weekly household income $2,481. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Soldiers Hill at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Soldiers Hill's population shrank by 8.5% to 1,796, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 31.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 19.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.4%.

34.6% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 18.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.1% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 634 households.

The median household earns $2,481 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $380 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,457 a month.

13.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 6.1% use a language other than English at home. 51.5% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Soldiers Hill beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureSoldiers HillQLDAustralia
Population1,7965,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−8.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age31.038.238.2
Households6341,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments2.1%12.5%14.3%
Renting34.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright18.8%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,481$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$380$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,457$1,740$1,866
Born overseas13.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home6.1%14.1%23.6%
No religion51.5%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

−8.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,1112011
  2. 1,9622016
  3. 1,7962021

Age

Median age 31.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Soldiers Hill Queensland
Share of people by age, Soldiers Hill and Queensland
0–919.0%
10–1912.5%
20–2915.9%
30–3920.2%
40–499.7%
50–5910.8%
60–697.6%
70–793.1%
80+1.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Soldiers Hill at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian40.4%
  2. English36.3%
  3. Australian Aboriginal13.8%
  4. Irish12.4%
  5. Scottish10.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages0.7%
  2. Afrikaans0.6%
  3. Croatian0.4%
  4. Filipino0.4%
  5. Turkish0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.9%
  2. the Philippines1.4%
  3. South Africa1.3%
  4. Papua New Guinea1.1%
  5. England1.1%

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

Around Soldiers Hill

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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