69,688 ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 62,673
- 2016: 67,285
- 2021: 69,688
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nerang · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Nerang
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 69,688 people in Nerang are married, reflecting a stable residential community. The area is growing steadily, adding about 7,000 new residents since 2011. While the population is slightly older than the national average, it remains a diverse mix of families and seniors.
69,688
▲ +11.2%
- 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 Nerang — higher than 59% of areas.
| Nerang | 69,688 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Nerang has grown by 11% since 2011. The typical resident is now 39, which is a little older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
39 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Younger than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 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, a figure higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose by 4.7 points since 2011 to reach 16.4%.
16.4% ▲ +40.2%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Nerang splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.5% of the community, which is a little below the Queensland figure. De facto relationships are slightly more common here than across Australia, at 12.7%.
2.5% ▲ +78.6%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nerang, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Nerang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30906/nerang/topic/demographics-identity