Hawthorne, QLD 4171 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Hawthorne gained 587 residents from internal migration and 202 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 808 people moved away — a net addition of -19 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Hawthorne against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Hawthorne population grew from 5,246 in 2016 to 5,702 in 2025, a change of 8.7% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show data table
| Year | Hawthorne | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,246 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 5,276 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 5,291 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 5,345 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 5,347 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 5,207 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 5,280 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 5,554 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 5,681 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 5,702 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Hawthorne SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school and 4 parks. For families: 3 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 4 cafés and 4 restaurants. Staying active: 1 gym and 4 sports fields. Also 2 cinemas. The nearest train station, Morningside, is about 1,250 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 29 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Lourdes Hill College
- Club Lime
- Hawthorne Deluxe
- Hawthorne Cinema
- Hawthorne Park
- Hardcastle Park
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.