5,520 ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,699
- 2016: 5,335
- 2021: 5,520
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Teneriffe · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Teneriffe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 5,520 people living in Teneriffe are young adults aged 25 to 44. This makes the area much younger than most similar places, with a typical resident aged 37. It is a densely populated pocket where young professionals and couples are the dominant group.
5,520
▲ +17.5%
- 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 Teneriffe — higher than 86% of areas.
| Teneriffe | 5,520 |
|---|---|
| 4005, QLD | 17,714 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Teneriffe is larger than about 91% of similar areas, with 5,520 residents. The typical person here is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
37 yrs ▲ +12.1%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 only 8.4% of the population, which is well below the 18.2% national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over are also much fewer than usual at 9.2%, compared to 17.2% across Australia.
9.2% ▲ +85.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.4% ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Teneriffe, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 48%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (9%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 24.4% of people in such a partnership, a figure far above the national 11.5%. This sits alongside the fact that over half the population have never married. Only 0.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national 3.2%.
0.7% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.4% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Teneriffe, Never married is the majority at 52%; Married is next at 33%.
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 Teneriffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32770/teneriffe/topic/demographics-identity