96,305 ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 70,040
- 2016: 80,512
- 2021: 96,305
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Caloundra · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Caloundra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population increase of 38% since 2011 has seen Caloundra grow to 96,305 people. The area is now noticeably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 44. This shift is driven by a rising number of seniors and a decline in the proportion of children.
96,305
▲ +37.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Caloundra — higher than 74% of areas.
| Caloundra | 96,305 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 26,265 people since 2011. This growth has coincided with an ageing trend, as the typical resident is now 44, which is 6 years older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
44 yrs ▲ +4.8%
Older than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 23.4% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, the share of children under 15 has fallen to 17.1%, which is a little below the state figure.
23.4% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Caloundra splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, an increase from 1.5% in 2011. Nearly half of the population is married, and the share of people in de facto relationships rose slightly to 11.8%.
2.4% ▲ +60.4%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Caloundra, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (31%) 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 Caloundra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31602/caloundra/topic/demographics-identity