3,146 ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,157
- 2016: 3,136
- 2021: 3,146
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Queanbeyan West · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Queanbeyan West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably younger than the rest of the country, Queanbeyan West is a community where the typical resident is just 35. It is a growing area with over 3,100 people, marked by a high proportion of children and a much smaller number of seniors compared to the state average.
3,146
▼ -0.3%
- 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 West — higher than 85% of areas.
| Queanbeyan West | 3,146 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 45,604 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Queanbeyan West has 3,146 residents, making it larger than about 85% of similar areas. The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 20% of the population, while those aged 65 and over are just 11%. This means the area has a little more children and well fewer seniors than the New South Wales average.
11.0% ▲ +45.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Queanbeyan West splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are a little more common here than in the state or nation.
5.5% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Queanbeyan West, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (39%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Queanbeyan West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13306/queanbeyan-west/topic/demographics-identity