81 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70
- 2021: 81
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cobraball · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 49 years makes Cobraball far older than most of Australia. This sparsely populated area has a small community of 81 people, where a high number of children under 15 and a strong Indigenous presence stand out.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cobraball — lower than 64% of areas.
| Cobraball | 81 |
|---|---|
| 4703, QLD | 25,129 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area older than most similar places.
81 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This high number of children sits alongside a large group of older adults aged 45 to 64, who make up 40.7% of the area.
18.5% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.2% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Cobraball, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.9% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Nearly half of the residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are a little below the state average.
9.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Cobraball, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cobraball [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30640/cobraball/topic/demographics-identity