Hivesville, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

5/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Hivesville is more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 858, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Hivesville at a glance

Population (2021): 173
Median age: 57
Median weekly household income: $659
SEIFA score: 858
Coordinates: -26.1719, 151.6882

Hivesville demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Hivesville using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 40%, 5% of homes are rented, and 14% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	29	17%
Youth (15–24)	9	5%
Young adults (25–44)	29	17%
Mid-life (45–64)	36	21%
Seniors (65+)	69	40%

Share of the 172 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	42	68%
Owned with a mortgage	12	19%
Rented	3	5%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	60	90%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 67 occupied private dwellings in Hivesville.

Median weekly rent: $205
Median monthly mortgage: $1,030
Average household size: 2.1 people
Median weekly family income: $1,031
Median weekly personal income: $424

Community and culture

Born overseas: 20 (14%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 6 (4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 9 (5%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 29 (21%)
Labour-force participation: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%
Employed full-time: 19
Employed part-time: 13

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Hivesville

Where is Hivesville?

Hivesville is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Hivesville?

At the 2021 Census, Hivesville had a population of about 173.

Is Hivesville an advantaged area?

Hivesville has an ABS SEIFA score of 858, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 5 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of Australian suburbs.