69,504
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Queanbeyan · Sub-region (SA3)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A 7.1% population increase since 2021 marks Queanbeyan as a rapidly growing region. This growth is higher than most similar areas and slightly ahead of the New South Wales average.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has grown to 69,504 people. This recent growth rate is about 1 percentage point higher than the New South Wales figure of 6.1%.
69,504
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
7.1%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10102/queanbeyan/topic/economy-advantage