Suburb in Sunshine Coast

Battery Hill, QLD

Battery Hill had a population of 2,596 at the 2021 Census (+2.4% since 2016). Median age 43.1. Median weekly household income $1,393. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Battery Hill at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Sunshine Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Battery Hill's population grew by 2.4% to 2,596, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 43.1, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 10.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.0%.

32.0% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 34.0% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 8.3% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 1,046 households.

The median household earns $1,393 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $402 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,815 a month.

18.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 5.2% use a language other than English at home. 50.1% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Battery Hill beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBattery HillQLDAustralia
Population2,5965,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age43.138.238.2
Households1,0461,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments8.3%12.5%14.3%
Renting32.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright34.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,393$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$402$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,815$1,740$1,866
Born overseas18.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home5.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.1%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

+2.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,5882011
  2. 2,5362016
  3. 2,5962021

Age

Median age 43.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Battery Hill Queensland
Share of people by age, Battery Hill and Queensland
0–910.9%
10–1910.5%
20–2910.8%
30–3912.7%
40–4912.9%
50–5914.3%
60–6910.7%
70–7910.4%
80+6.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Battery Hill at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.7%
  2. Australian40.9%
  3. Irish14.2%
  4. Scottish12.5%
  5. German7.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.7%
  2. Spanish0.4%
  3. Hindi0.4%
  4. Portuguese0.4%
  5. French0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.7%
  2. New Zealand4.7%
  3. South Africa0.6%
  4. the United States0.6%
  5. India0.4%

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

Around Battery Hill

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