Commonwealth, Quezon City

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupLuzon
RegionNational Capital Region (NCR)
CityQuezon City
Population (2020)213,229
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Coordinates14.6968, 121.0875 (14° 42' North, 121° 5' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level91.7 meters (300.8 feet)

Commonwealth is a barangay in Quezon City. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 213,229. This represented 7.20% of the total population of Quezon City.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Commonwealth in the 2015 Census was 198,235 broken down into 45,432 households or an average of 4.36 members per household.

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Number of households in Commonwealth (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
65,97113,3384.95
108,34422,2474.87
120,52026,0604.62
172,79038,1984.52
186,46942,1964.42
198,23545,4324.36

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Commonwealth is 20 to 24, with 21,652 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 717 individuals.

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Population of Commonwealth by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 13,7441.89%
1 to 415,8007.97%
5 to 919,5309.85%
10 to 1418,9969.58%
15 to 1920,66110.42%
20 to 2421,65210.92%
25 to 2919,0819.62%
30 to 3415,9278.03%
35 to 3913,9957.06%
40 to 4412,0876.10%
45 to 4910,7875.44%
50 to 548,6464.36%
55 to 596,7093.38%
60 to 644,7722.41%
65 to 692,7401.38%
70 to 741,5430.78%
75 to 798980.45%
80 and over7170.36%
Total198,285100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 43.23
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.39
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 47.62
  • Median Age: 24.71

Historical population

The population of Commonwealth grew from 66,046 in 1990 to 213,229 in 2020, an increase of 147,183 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.54%, or an increase of 14,944 people, from the previous population of 198,285 in 2015.

Population of Commonwealth (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
66,046
108,3969.73%
120,5692.31%
172,8345.09%
186,5432.82%
198,2851.17%
213,2291.54%

Location

Commonwealth is situated at approximately 14.6968, 121.0875, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 91.7 meters or 300.8 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Commonwealth shares a common border with the following barangay(s):

Notes

  1. Data on population, and households, are from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
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