Vinegar Hill, QLD

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

42/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Vinegar Hill is more socio-economically advantaged than about 42% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 973, 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.

Vinegar Hill at a glance

Population (2021): 57
Median age: 46
Median weekly household income: $1,937
SEIFA score: 973
Coordinates: -27.4685, 152.2603

Vinegar Hill demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Vinegar 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 35%, 0% of homes are rented, and 12% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	12	18%
Youth (15–24)	3	5%
Young adults (25–44)	17	26%
Mid-life (45–64)	23	35%
Seniors (65+)	11	17%

Share of the 66 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	7	47%
Owned with a mortgage	8	53%
Rented	0	0%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	19	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 19 occupied private dwellings in Vinegar Hill.

Median weekly rent: $580
Median monthly mortgage: $2,059
Average household size: 2.9 people
Median weekly family income: $1,687
Median weekly personal income: $675

Community and culture

Born overseas: 7 (12%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 4 (7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 21 (48%)
Labour-force participation: 60%
Employed full-time: 13
Employed part-time: 14

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 Vinegar Hill

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Vinegar Hill is January (average daytime high around 31°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.1°C). The area receives roughly 843 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	31°C	19.7°C	81 mm
Feb	30.2°C	19.5°C	125 mm
Mar	28.8°C	18.8°C	124 mm
Apr	25.8°C	15.1°C	33 mm
May	22.8°C	12.1°C	58 mm
Jun	20.2°C	9.6°C	31 mm
Jul	20.1°C	8.5°C	34 mm
Aug	21.9°C	9.1°C	33 mm
Sep	24.9°C	11.4°C	33 mm
Oct	27.3°C	14.3°C	92 mm
Nov	29.5°C	16.8°C	80 mm
Dec	30.8°C	18.6°C	119 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Vinegar Hill

Where is Vinegar Hill?

Vinegar Hill is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Vinegar Hill?

At the 2021 Census, Vinegar Hill had a population of about 57.

Is Vinegar Hill an advantaged area?

Vinegar Hill has an ABS SEIFA score of 973, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 42 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 42% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Vinegar Hill?

Vinegar Hill has average daytime highs of about 26.1°C and overnight lows of about 14.5°C, with roughly 843 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).