Battery Hill, Queensland

Battery Hill
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Coordinates 26°46′44″S 153°07′44″E / 26.779°S 153.129°E / -26.779; 153.129Coordinates: 26°46′44″S 153°07′44″E / 26.779°S 153.129°E / -26.779; 153.129
Population 2,588 (2011 census)
 • Density 2,600/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.[1] 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. "Battery Hill (entry 47191)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

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