6,491 ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5,192
- 2016: 5,948
- 2021: 6,491
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coolangatta · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Coolangatta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Coolangatta, where the typical person is 50 years old. This is 12 years older than the national figure, reflecting a community with a very high proportion of seniors. The population has grown quickly, adding about 1,299 people since 2011.
6,491
▲ +25.0%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Coolangatta — lower than 68% of areas.
| Coolangatta | 6,491 |
|---|---|
| 4225, QLD | 8,374 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 25% since 2011 to reach 6,491 people. This is smaller than about 68% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +2.0%
Older than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 27.8% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are far less common here, at only 8.2%.
27.8% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.2% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coolangatta splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 27%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are well above the national figure at 17.6%, a figure that rose by 5.1 points since 2011. Around 2.2% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the Australian average.
2.2% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.6% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Coolangatta splits fairly evenly between Never married (39%) and Married (36%), with Divorced at 14%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021230/coolangatta/topic/demographics-identity