Battery Hill, Queensland

Battery Hill
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Battery Hill
Coordinates 26°46′44″S 153°07′44″E / 26.77889°S 153.12889°E / -26.77889; 153.12889Coordinates: 26°46′44″S 153°07′44″E / 26.77889°S 153.12889°E / -26.77889; 153.12889
Population 2,536 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 2,500/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4551
Area 1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Location 4 km (2 mi) N of Caloundra
LGA(s) Sunshine Coast Region
County Canning
Parish Bribie
State electorate(s) Caloundra
Federal Division(s) Fisher
Suburbs around Battery Hill:
Currimundi Currimundi Currimundi
Aroona Battery Hill Dicky Beach
Aroona Caloundra Dicky Beach

Battery Hill is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is located within the Caloundra urban centre 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Caloundra.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Battery Hill recorded a population of 2,588 people, 53.1% female and 46.9% male.

The median age of the Battery Hill population was 40 years, 3 years above the national median of 37.

78.7% of people living in Battery Hill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5%, England 3.9%, South Africa 0.8%, United States of America 0.8%, Netherlands 0.6%.

92.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% German, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Spanish.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Battery Hill (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 April 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "Battery Hill (entry 47191)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  • "Battery Hill". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.


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