626
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Cocos (Keeling) Islands
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Local life in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands is shaped by a small, steady population of 626 people. While the community is among the smallest in the region, it has grown slightly in recent years.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population rose by 3.8% since 2021, a rate about the same as the 3.4% increase seen across Other Territories, though this growth is lower than in most other Australian areas.
3.8%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Cocos (Keeling) Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/90102/cocos-islands/topic/economy-advantage