4,240 ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,765
- 2016: 3,936
- 2021: 4,240
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Queanbeyan East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Queanbeyan East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost 40% of people in Queanbeyan East are young adults aged between 25 and 44. This makes the area noticeably younger than the rest of the state, with a typical resident aged just 34. It is a relatively large community of 4,240 people.
4,240
▲ +12.6%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Queanbeyan East — higher than 86% of areas.
| Queanbeyan East | 4,240 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 45,604 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 34, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. The total population of 4,240 is larger than about 88% of similar areas.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults make up the largest age group at 39.9%. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is only 10.5%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 17.6%.
10.5% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Queanbeyan East, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 40%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.7% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Around 13.2% of people are in a de facto relationship, a little above the national figure of 11.5%.
3.7% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Queanbeyan East, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Married (36%) and Divorced (12%).
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13305/queanbeyan-east/topic/demographics-identity