64,793 ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 53,512
- 2016: 57,331
- 2021: 64,793
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Queanbeyan · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Queanbeyan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 11,000 new residents have moved to Queanbeyan since 2011, driving a 21% population jump. The area is now home to 64,793 people and is notably younger than the state average, with a high number of children and fewer seniors than most Australian towns.
64,793
▲ +21.1%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Queanbeyan — higher than 55% of areas.
| Queanbeyan | 64,793 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population has grown significantly since 2011. The typical person living here is 38, which is about the same as the national figure.
38 yrs ▲ +2.7%
Younger than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.5% of the population, which is higher than most areas. In contrast, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is 13.5%, a figure well below the state and national averages.
13.5% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Queanbeyan splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state. De facto relationships are a little more common here than in the rest of Australia, at 12.9%.
3.5% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Queanbeyan, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10102/queanbeyan/topic/demographics-identity