33,016 ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 32,063
- 2016: 32,529
- 2021: 33,016
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Centenary · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Centenary
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Centenary is now 41, which is 3 years older than in 2011. This shift reflects a growing older population, with the number of people aged 65 and over rising by 6.7 percentage points over the last decade. Centenary's population has grown slightly to 33,016 people.
33,016
▲ +3.0%
- 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 Centenary — lower than 76% of areas.
| Centenary | 33,016 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2,526,238 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 41, making the area noticeably older than both Queensland and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
41 yrs ▲ +7.9%
Older than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
While 19.1% of residents are children under 15, the area is aging, with seniors now making up 18.2% of the population. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest age group at 26.5%.
18.2% ▲ +58.3%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Centenary splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 1.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Additionally, people in de facto relationships make up 8.6% of the population, a figure much lower than most other similar areas.
1.2% ▲ +111.7%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.6% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Centenary, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Centenary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30401/centenary/topic/demographics-identity