11,164 ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,660
- 2016: 10,920
- 2021: 11,164
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tewantin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tewantin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tewantin is 52, making it a far older community than the national average. With over 11,000 people, it is one of the largest areas of its type in the region, where nearly a third of the population are seniors.
11,164
▲ +4.7%
- 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 Tewantin — higher than 87% of areas.
| Tewantin | 11,164 |
|---|---|
| 4565, QLD | 15,033 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Tewantin is one of the largest areas at this level with 11,164 people. Residents are far older than those in the rest of Australia, with the typical age being 52.
52 yrs ▲ +13.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 31.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 14.0%.
31.9% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tewantin splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.1% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure. Nearly half of the population are married, while 12.1% are in de facto relationships, a rate about the same as the rest of the country.
2.1% ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tewantin, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Tewantin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32774/tewantin/topic/demographics-identity