Central Highlands

Local Government Area, QLD

27,836
Population
34
Median Age
$52,572
Median Income (Annual)
59,834.836 kmยฒ
Area

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Population Overview

Total Population
27,836
Males
14,529 (52.2%)
Females
13,306 (47.8%)
Indigenous
1,639 (5.9%)
Born in Australia
86.8%
English Only at Home
93.4%
Australian Citizens
22,779
Other Languages
6.6%

๐Ÿ“Š Age Distribution

0-4 years
7.3%
5-14 years
16.0%
15-19 years
5.9%
20-24 years
6.4%
25-34 years
15.1%
35-44 years
14.9%
45-54 years
13.0%
55-64 years
11.8%
65-74 years
6.2%
75-84 years
2.8%
85+ years
0.7%

๐Ÿ’ฐ Income

Median Personal Income
$1,011/week
Annual Personal Income
$52,572
Median Household Income
$2,095/week
Annual Household Income
$108,940
Median Family Income
$2,443/week
Annual Family Income
$127,036

๐Ÿ  Housing

Median Weekly Rent
$250
Median Monthly Mortgage
$1,500
Average Household Size
2.6 persons
Avg Persons per Bedroom
0.8

๐ŸŒ Birthplace

Born in Australia
21,385 (86.8%)
Born Overseas
3,255 (13.2%)

๐ŸŽ“ Education (Highest Year Completed)

Year 12 or Equivalent
9,713 (52.4%)
Year 11 or Equivalent
1,756 (9.5%)
Year 10 or Equivalent
5,162 (27.8%)
Year 9 or Equivalent
1,093 (5.9%)
Year 8 or Below
744 (4.0%)
Did Not Go to School
79 (0.4%)

๐Ÿ’ผ Employment

Employed Full-time
9,627
Employed Part-time
3,566
Total Employed
14,195
Unemployed
491
Unemployment Rate
3.3%
Participation Rate
68.8%
Labour Force
14,675
Not in Labour Force
3,997

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Family Composition

Total Families
6,763
Couple - No Children
2,603 (38.5%)
Couple with Children
3,171 (46.9%)
One Parent Family
897 (13.3%)
Other Family
87 (1.3%)

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Dwelling Structure

Separate Houses
7,960 (85.7%)
Semi-detached/Townhouse
578 (6.2%)
Flat/Apartment
498 (5.4%)
Other Dwelling
136 (1.5%)
Total Occupied Dwellings
9,284
Unoccupied Dwellings
2,893

๐Ÿš— Motor Vehicles per Household

No Vehicle
316 (3.5%)
1 Vehicle
2,838 (31.3%)
2 Vehicles
3,467 (38.2%)
3 Vehicles
1,525 (16.8%)
4+ Vehicles
929 (10.2%)
Total Dwellings
9,079

๐Ÿš” Crime Statistics (Calendar year 2025)

Recorded incidents from the Queensland Police Service (QPS). Rates are per 100,000 residents (annual rate = sum of monthly rates within 2025). Trends compare the 2025 annual rate to 2023 (2 year) and 2016 (10 year), bucketed as Stable (<10% change), Up or Down.

Headline offences
Break & enter (dwelling)
841.5 / 100k
Motor vehicle theft
309.7 / 100k
Non-FV assault
1,373.4 / 100k
Robbery (unarmed)
6.7 / 100k
Steal from vehicle
356.8 / 100k
Show all 68 QPS offence categories
Offence Incidents Rate / 100k
Other Offences 2,256 7,594
Offences Against Property 1,264 4,254.8
Offences Against the Person 616 2,073.5
Drug Offences 571 1,922.1
Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 562 1,891.8
Breach Domestic Violence Protection Order 561 1,888.4
Traffic and Related Offences 551 1,854.7
Assault 408 1,373.4
Drink Driving 407 1,370
Good Order Offences 342 1,151.2
Other Stealing 326 1,097.4
Other Property Damage 270 908.9
Other Drug Offences 242 814.6
Possess Drugs 226 760.7
Common Assault' 210 706.9
Unlawful Entry 208 700.2
Public Nuisance 179 602.5
Resist Incite Hinder Obstruct Police 160 538.6
Serious Assault 153 515
Sexual Offences 147 494.8
Disqualified Driving 134 451.1
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Dwelling 125 420.8
Unlawful Entry Without Violence - Dwelling 119 400.6
Other Sexual Offences 111 373.6
Vehicles (steal from/enter with intent) 106 356.8
Shop Stealing 98 329.9
Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle 92 309.7
Fraud 88 296.2
Sell Supply Drugs 88 296.2
Trespassing and Vagrancy 83 279.4
Weapons Act Offences 73 245.7
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Other 68 228.9
Other Offences Against the Person 57 191.9
Miscellaneous Offences 52 175
Other Fraud 48 161.6
Serious Assault (Other) 41 138
Weapons Act Offences - Other 39 131.3
Rape and Attempted Rape 36 121.2
Life Endangering Acts 33 111.1
Fraud by Credit Card 32 107.7
Stealing from Dwellings 32 107.7
Handling Stolen Goods 30 101
Possess and/or use other weapons; restricted items 25 84.2
Liquor (excl. Drunkenness) 23 77.4
Possess etc. Tainted Property 20 67.3
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Shop 15 50.5
Stalking 15 50.5
Arson 14 47.1
Dangerous Operation of a Vehicle 10 33.7
Possess Property Suspected Stolen 9 30.3
Trafficking Drugs 8 26.9
Produce Drugs 7 23.6
Kidnapping & Abduction etc. 7 23.6
Unlawful Entry With Violence - Dwelling 6 20.2
Unlawful Possess Firearm - Other 5 16.8
Robbery 4 13.5
Grievous Assault 4 13.5
Identity Fraud 4 13.5
Fraud by Computer 4 13.5
Unarmed Robbery 2 6.7
Unlawful Possess Concealable Firearm 2 6.7
Disobey Move-on Direction 2 6.7
Bomb Possess and/or use of 2 6.7
Armed Robbery 2 6.7
Receiving Stolen Property 1 3.4
Coercive Control 1 3.4
Fare Evasion 1 3.4
Extortion 1 3.4

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Suburbs in this Council (2)