Battery Hill, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Battery Hill is more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 971, 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.
Battery Hill at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,596
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,382
- SEIFA score
- 971
- Coordinates
- -26.7794, 153.1292
Battery Hill demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Battery 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 mid-life (45–64) at 26%, 31% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 436 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 263 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 637 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 677 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 578 | 22% |
Share of the 2,591 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 350 | 33% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 341 | 32% |
| Rented | 329 | 31% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 734 | 70% |
| Townhouses & semis | 223 | 21% |
| Flats & apartments | 87 | 8% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,044 occupied private dwellings in Battery Hill.
- Median weekly rent
- $400
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,830
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,847
- Median weekly personal income
- $715
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 458 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 130 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 75 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,148 (55%)
- Labour-force participation
- 58.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Employed full-time
- 630
- Employed part-time
- 454
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.
Weather and climate in Battery Hill
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Battery Hill is January (average daytime high around 28°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.6°C). The area receives roughly 1192 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°C | 22°C | 124 mm |
| Feb | 27.8°C | 21.9°C | 175 mm |
| Mar | 27.3°C | 21.1°C | 174 mm |
| Apr | 25.1°C | 18.1°C | 82 mm |
| May | 22.8°C | 15°C | 109 mm |
| Jun | 20.7°C | 12.9°C | 66 mm |
| Jul | 20.6°C | 11.6°C | 53 mm |
| Aug | 21.7°C | 12.1°C | 40 mm |
| Sep | 23.3°C | 14.4°C | 48 mm |
| Oct | 24.9°C | 16.8°C | 105 mm |
| Nov | 26.6°C | 19.2°C | 92 mm |
| Dec | 27.5°C | 20.9°C | 124 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Battery Hill
Where is Battery Hill?
Battery Hill is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Battery Hill?
At the 2021 Census, Battery Hill had a population of about 2,596.
Is Battery Hill an advantaged area?
Battery Hill has an ABS SEIFA score of 971, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 40 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Battery Hill?
Battery Hill has average daytime highs of about 24.7°C and overnight lows of about 17.2°C, with roughly 1,192 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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