1,808 ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,975
- 2016: 1,790
- 2021: 1,808
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Queenstown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Queenstown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Queenstown is 47, making the area far older than the national figure. This population of 1,808 people is larger than about 79% of similar areas. It is a community where seniors and Indigenous residents are more common than in the rest of the state.
1,808
▼ -8.5%
- 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 Queenstown — higher than 77% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47 years old, which is noticeably older than the Tasmanian average and far older than the national figure of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +20.5%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 45 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 22.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This reflects an older age structure, with adults aged 45 to 64 forming the largest group at 31.4%.
22.1% ▲ +36.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Queenstown, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas.
8.2% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Queenstown, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Queenstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60531/queenstown/topic/demographics-identity