Towers Hill, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Towers Hill is more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 893, 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.
Towers Hill at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 190
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $949
- SEIFA score
- 893
- Coordinates
- -20.0897, 146.2507
Towers Hill demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Towers Hill 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 29%, 35% of homes are rented, and 6% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 27 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 20 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 35 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 55 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 56 | 29% |
Share of the 193 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 35 | 45% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 16 | 21% |
| Rented | 27 | 35% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 58 | 68% |
| Townhouses & semis | 27 | 32% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 85 occupied private dwellings in Towers Hill.
- Median weekly rent
- $190
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,468
- Median weekly personal income
- $541
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 10 (6%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 3 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 36 (19%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 49 (30%)
- Labour-force participation
- 51.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.6%
- Employed full-time
- 45
- Employed part-time
- 21
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 Towers Hill
Where is Towers Hill?
Towers Hill is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Towers Hill?
At the 2021 Census, Towers Hill had a population of about 190.
Is Towers Hill an advantaged area?
Towers Hill has an ABS SEIFA score of 893, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 10 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of Australian suburbs.
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