1,109 ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 859
- 2016: 1,019
- 2021: 1,109
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tennyson · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tennyson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the residents in Tennyson are married, with 58% of the population in this category. This is an area with a notably older population than the national average, where the typical resident is 47 years old. These figures reflect a community with very few children and a high proportion of seniors.
1,109
▲ +29.1%
- 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 Tennyson — higher than 73% of areas.
| Tennyson | 1,109 |
|---|---|
| 4105, QLD | 13,929 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Tennyson has 1,109 residents, making it larger than about 75% of similar areas. The typical person here is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at just 13.9%.
27.5% ▲ +165.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tennyson splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.6% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 10.8%, a little below the state average.
0.6% ▲ +80.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tennyson, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32771/tennyson/topic/demographics-identity