Suburb in Whitsunday

Hamilton Plains, QLD

Hamilton Plains had a population of 80 at the 2021 Census (+2.6% since 2016). Median age 41.7. Median weekly household income $768. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Hamilton Plains at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Hamilton Plains's population grew by 2.6% to 80, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 41.7, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 16.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.3%.

13.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 43.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 30 households.

The median household earns $768 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $356 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $700 a month.

5.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 36.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Hamilton Plains beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureHamilton PlainsQLDAustralia
Population805,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age41.738.238.2
Households301,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting13.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright43.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$768$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$356$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$700$1,740$1,866
Born overseas5.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion36.6%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

+2.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 922011
  2. 782016
  3. 802021

Age

Median age 41.7, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Hamilton Plains Queensland
Share of people by age, Hamilton Plains and Queensland
0–916.3%
10–1913.8%
20–297.5%
30–3910.0%
40–4915.0%
50–5911.3%
60–6916.3%
70–7911.3%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Hamilton Plains at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian46.6%
  2. English39.7%
  3. Irish21.9%
  4. Australian Aboriginal6.8%
  5. Italian6.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Hamilton Plains

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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