5,083 ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,444
- 2016: 4,979
- 2021: 5,083
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Newmarket · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Newmarket
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the people in Newmarket have never married, reflecting a very young population. The typical resident is just 33 years old, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This shift creates a community dominated by young adults and working professionals.
5,083
▲ +14.4%
- 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 Newmarket — higher than 86% of areas.
| Newmarket | 5,083 |
|---|---|
| 4051, QLD | 29,574 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 5,083 residents, Newmarket is larger than about 90% of similar areas. The typical resident is 33, making the area noticeably younger than both Queensland and Australia.
33 yrs ▲ +3.1%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 33.9%. This helps explain why children under 15 (15%) and seniors aged 65 and over (10.3%) are both well below the state and national figures.
10.3% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Newmarket, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Youth (15–24) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.6%, which is well above the national figure. Around 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
1.9% ▲ +40.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Newmarket, Never married is the majority at 51%; Married is next at 37%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Newmarket
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Newmarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32135/newmarket/topic/demographics-identity