Australia: Canberra-Queanbeyan

Contents: Canberra - Queanbeyan

Significant Urban Area

489,227 Population [2021] – estimate

521,049 Population [2025] – estimate

517.1km² Area

1,008/km² Density [2025]

Contents: Statistical Areas of Significant Urban Area

The population of the statistical areas (level 2) in Canberra-Queanbeyan agglomeration according to official estimates.

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 1991-06-30	Population Estimate 1996-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2011-06-30	Population Estimate 2016-06-30	Population Estimate 2021-06-30	Population Estimate 2025-06-30
Acton	Statistical Area	1,796	1,489	1,488	1,920	2,086	2,126	2,861	3,616	→
Ainslie	Statistical Area	4,825	4,719	4,738	4,977	5,288	5,285	5,348	5,469	→
Amaroo	Statistical Area	0	617	3,361	5,667	5,667	5,726	6,108	5,985	→
Aranda	Statistical Area	2,871	2,679	2,565	2,522	2,554	2,447	2,583	2,643	→
Banks	Statistical Area	0	3,546	3,794	5,032	5,189	4,994	5,086	5,038	→
Barton	Statistical Area	561	643	496	1,016	1,260	1,491	1,950	2,144	→
Belconnen	Statistical Area	2,233	2,757	2,867	3,163	4,667	6,743	8,545	9,592	→
Bonner	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	1,454	6,832	7,351	7,448	→
Bonython	Statistical Area	2,414	3,548	3,613	3,485	3,950	3,850	3,821	3,740	→
Braddon	Statistical Area	2,034	2,513	2,861	3,762	4,793	5,666	6,425	7,488	→
Bruce	Statistical Area	1,858	2,338	2,837	3,576	6,751	7,147	7,543	8,119	→
Calwell	Statistical Area	5,406	6,236	6,368	6,112	5,991	5,826	5,698	5,520	→
Campbell	Statistical Area	3,495	3,416	3,285	3,318	3,316	3,312	4,570	5,365	→
Canberra Airport	Statistical Area	140	140	97	66	79	99	128	128	→
Canberra East	Statistical Area	1,224	1,042	973	854	893	816	1,088	1,226	→
Casey	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	1,462	5,967	6,468	6,731	→
Chapman	Statistical Area	3,339	3,070	2,933	2,773	2,787	2,727	2,845	2,881	→
Charnwood	Statistical Area	3,761	3,444	3,178	3,138	3,157	3,004	3,042	3,078	→
Chifley	Statistical Area	2,646	2,379	2,345	2,424	2,598	2,471	2,663	2,785	→
Chisholm	Statistical Area	6,373	6,042	5,954	5,575	5,388	5,199	5,236	5,277	→
Civic	Statistical Area	156	175	487	722	2,933	4,386	4,900	5,361	→
Conder	Statistical Area	0	3,440	4,593	5,198	5,423	5,081	5,079	4,914	→
Cook	Statistical Area	3,251	3,050	2,976	2,917	3,027	2,902	2,938	2,962	→
Coombs	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	0	1,811	4,841	6,159	→
Crace	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	544	4,561	4,775	4,821	→
Curtin	Statistical Area	5,701	5,352	5,461	5,348	5,360	5,325	5,538	5,585	→
Deakin	Statistical Area	2,715	2,645	2,682	2,739	2,872	2,941	3,102	3,247	→
Denman Prospect	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,740	5,503	→
Dickson	Statistical Area	2,063	1,982	1,841	2,054	2,196	2,263	3,285	4,179	→
Downer	Statistical Area	3,702	3,412	3,429	3,480	3,684	3,713	4,286	4,556	→
Duffy	Statistical Area	3,762	3,505	3,239	3,048	3,340	3,208	3,377	3,514	→
Dunlop	Statistical Area	0	731	2,734	5,971	7,268	7,253	7,246	7,282	→
Duntroon	Statistical Area	1,862	1,820	1,310	1,721	1,771	1,809	1,985	2,367	→
Evatt	Statistical Area	6,699	6,289	6,115	5,649	5,584	5,366	5,494	5,549	→
Fadden	Statistical Area	3,501	3,605	3,580	3,346	3,173	2,967	2,975	3,014	→
Farrer	Statistical Area	3,914	3,597	3,612	3,488	3,453	3,279	3,763	3,816	→
Fisher	Statistical Area	3,487	3,221	3,103	3,068	3,128	3,018	3,209	3,334	→
Florey	Statistical Area	5,657	5,759	5,552	5,312	5,241	4,893	4,766	4,768	→
Flynn	Statistical Area	4,337	3,921	3,821	3,654	3,634	3,413	3,640	3,710	→
Forde	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	2,335	4,360	4,420	4,457	→
Forrest	Statistical Area	1,307	1,225	1,208	1,250	1,523	1,713	1,824	1,944	→
Franklin	Statistical Area	0	0	0	74	3,859	6,531	7,513	7,520	→
Fraser	Statistical Area	2,705	2,399	2,222	2,227	2,186	2,028	2,114	2,139	→
Fyshwick	Statistical Area	56	48	48	46	40	59	59	59	→
Garran	Statistical Area	3,191	2,893	2,794	3,288	3,347	3,546	3,686	3,732	→
Gilmore	Statistical Area	3,278	3,234	3,142	2,981	2,917	2,780	2,685	2,722	→
Giralang	Statistical Area	4,209	3,886	3,749	3,436	3,406	3,354	3,352	3,456	→
Gordon	Statistical Area	713	6,748	7,805	8,128	7,997	7,635	7,873	7,783	→
Gowrie	Statistical Area	3,907	3,661	3,500	3,332	3,150	3,091	3,117	3,100	→
Greenway	Statistical Area	417	990	976	1,157	1,485	1,937	4,102	5,565	→
Griffith	Statistical Area	3,236	3,685	3,950	4,110	4,085	4,661	5,320	5,826	→
Gungahlin	Statistical Area	0	0	0	3,457	5,864	6,276	8,607	9,555	→
Hackett	Statistical Area	3,225	3,108	2,942	3,007	3,015	3,012	3,213	3,345	→
Harrison	Statistical Area	0	0	0	709	4,565	7,828	8,273	8,023	→
Hawker	Statistical Area	3,423	3,089	2,987	2,936	2,963	2,960	2,994	3,007	→
Higgins	Statistical Area	3,819	3,423	3,272	3,121	3,178	3,090	3,298	3,363	→
Holder	Statistical Area	3,223	2,942	2,830	2,676	2,785	2,643	2,799	2,895	→
Holt	Statistical Area	4,604	4,600	4,955	4,835	4,951	4,612	5,599	6,047	→
Hughes	Statistical Area	3,111	3,110	3,003	2,988	3,037	3,018	3,195	3,149	→
Hume	Statistical Area	13	10	14	4	320	434	394	394	→
Isaacs	Statistical Area	2,511	2,735	2,641	2,539	2,428	2,393	2,353	2,402	→
Isabella Plains	Statistical Area	4,410	4,536	4,590	4,439	4,426	4,412	4,309	4,324	→
Jacka	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	3	667	706	733	→
Kaleen	Statistical Area	9,132	8,621	8,307	7,919	7,648	7,369	7,638	7,776	→
Kambah	Statistical Area	18,438	17,916	17,171	16,184	15,850	15,038	15,674	15,878	→
Karabar	Statistical Area	8,108	8,873	9,129	9,212	9,092	8,531	8,548	8,409	→
Kenny	Statistical Area	94	57	47	21	19	9	18	18	→
Kingston	Statistical Area	1,411	1,619	1,946	2,562	3,161	4,569	6,583	7,472	→
Lake Burley Griffin	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	→
Latham	Statistical Area	4,497	4,099	3,879	3,805	3,697	3,649	3,742	3,763	→
Lawson	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	0	146	2,741	2,913	→
Lyneham	Statistical Area	4,248	4,137	4,216	4,525	4,703	5,299	5,677	6,013	→
Lyons	Statistical Area	2,998	2,810	2,522	2,531	2,811	3,125	3,253	3,310	→
Macarthur	Statistical Area	1,550	1,790	1,654	1,620	1,515	1,453	1,398	1,387	→
Macgregor	Statistical Area	4,470	3,992	3,841	3,574	5,641	6,875	7,022	6,975	→
Macquarie	Statistical Area	2,797	2,547	2,419	2,462	2,651	2,763	3,086	3,231	→
Majura	Statistical Area	332	331	247	165	177	179	295	263	→
Mawson	Statistical Area	3,011	2,843	2,957	2,965	3,032	3,309	3,426	3,526	→
McKellar	Statistical Area	3,083	3,098	2,838	2,742	2,934	2,810	2,713	2,619	→
Melba	Statistical Area	3,598	3,607	3,621	3,376	3,318	3,154	3,364	3,424	→
Mitchell	Statistical Area	5	8	3	5	9	4	8	8	→
Monash	Statistical Area	4,189	6,011	6,112	5,718	5,621	5,462	5,586	5,657	→
Moncrieff	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	0	106	5,317	6,031	→
Mount Taylor	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	→
Narrabundah	Statistical Area	5,326	5,457	5,698	5,719	5,844	6,038	6,434	7,014	→
Ngunnawal	Statistical Area	0	4,513	8,845	9,300	9,209	10,590	10,985	11,188	→
Nicholls	Statistical Area	0	1,816	6,013	7,237	7,091	6,964	6,647	6,507	→
O'Connor	Statistical Area	4,999	4,852	4,752	5,159	5,473	5,675	5,903	5,921	→
O'Malley	Statistical Area	535	775	928	757	916	1,040	927	977	→
Oxley	Statistical Area	2,187	1,966	1,898	1,866	1,821	1,722	1,690	1,713	→
Page	Statistical Area	2,728	2,706	2,845	2,770	2,972	3,084	3,024	2,991	→
Palmerston	Statistical Area	0	5,341	5,908	5,914	5,911	5,641	5,549	5,537	→
Parkes (North)	Statistical Area	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	332	→
Parkes (South)	Statistical Area	27	13	20	6	0	5	4	4	→
Pearce	Statistical Area	2,674	2,628	2,481	2,608	2,637	2,610	2,672	2,713	→
Phillip	Statistical Area	1,082	1,745	1,711	1,991	2,176	3,059	5,197	7,135	→
Queanbeyan	Statistical Area	9,978	9,404	9,717	9,682	10,715	11,230	11,375	11,251	→
Queanbeyan (East)	Statistical Area	3,431	3,360	3,925	4,319	4,951	4,970	5,097	5,111	→
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra	Statistical Area	3,077	5,940	9,425	12,358	13,223	13,150	12,748	12,735	→
Red Hill	Statistical Area	3,295	3,299	3,262	3,311	3,400	3,250	3,128	3,619	→
Reid	Statistical Area	1,575	1,647	1,585	1,675	1,640	1,704	1,533	2,013	→
Richardson	Statistical Area	3,685	3,731	3,542	3,327	3,219	3,057	3,040	3,060	→
Rivett	Statistical Area	3,933	3,502	3,372	3,155	3,179	3,212	3,329	3,431	→
Russell	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	→
Scrivener	Statistical Area	12	10	29	22	25	3	0	72	→
Scullin	Statistical Area	3,311	3,090	3,036	2,873	2,900	2,953	3,050	3,052	→
Spence	Statistical Area	3,257	3,039	2,812	2,673	2,646	2,601	2,561	2,535	→
Stirling	Statistical Area	2,444	2,287	2,163	2,115	2,142	2,158	2,174	2,167	→
Strathnairn	Statistical Area	36	26	0	0	14	15	709	2,208	→
Taylor	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,213	5,512	→
Theodore	Statistical Area	3,689	4,260	4,379	4,215	4,142	3,823	3,774	3,726	→
Throsby	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,396	3,765	→
Torrens	Statistical Area	2,547	2,325	2,264	2,299	2,329	2,213	2,406	2,470	→
Turner	Statistical Area	2,156	1,990	1,863	3,120	3,734	4,144	4,467	4,888	→
Wanniassa	Statistical Area	10,132	9,183	8,773	8,250	8,028	7,563	7,861	7,731	→
Waramanga	Statistical Area	3,089	2,788	2,681	2,579	2,648	2,682	2,772	2,749	→
Watson	Statistical Area	3,712	3,355	3,813	4,391	5,278	5,955	6,707	7,377	→
Weetangera	Statistical Area	3,143	2,823	2,754	2,640	2,671	2,636	2,777	2,848	→
Weston	Statistical Area	3,841	3,559	3,417	3,289	3,355	3,628	3,982	4,027	→
Whitlam	Statistical Area	10	7	7	6	4	5	8	1,632	→
Wright	Statistical Area	8	6	0	0	0	2,768	3,802	4,757	→
Yarralumla	Statistical Area	3,077	3,032	3,038	3,033	3,031	3,026	3,094	3,154	→
Canberra - Queanbeyan	Significant Urban Area	312,054	336,247	352,781	369,880	405,032	439,991	489,227	521,049

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: All areas according to the definition of 2021. The population structure presents census results; unlike the estimates, they are not adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	252,046
Females	258,595

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-14 years	89,431
15-64 years	350,503
65+ years	70,707

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	17,769
70-79 years	32,952
60-69 years	43,654
50-59 years	56,778
40-49 years	69,735
30-39 years	87,350
20-29 years	83,675
10-19 years	59,999
0-9 years	58,729

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Australia	333,632
New Zealand	5,622
British Isles	17,411
Chinese Asia	14,937
South Asia	33,555
South-East Asia	18,039
Other country	48,279

Language (C 2021)
English	351,851
Other language	118,018

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Indigenous	10,398
Non-Indigenous	462,621

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	191,137
Muslims	15,282
Buddhists	13,071
Hindus	21,670
Jews	914
Other religion / belief	6,780
Secular / no religion	213,795