Cobraball · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Cobraball

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.

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📍 Cobraball, Suburb / Locality

Where Cobraball sits — Total population

81
  • 1–1: 689 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 119 areas
  • 3–5: 108 areas
  • 5–7: 243 areas
  • 7–11: 241 areas
  • 11–16: 514 areas
  • 16–24: 579 areas
  • 24–36: 898 areas
  • 36–53: 1059 areas
  • 53–79: 1168 areas
  • 79–117: 1203 areas
  • 117–174: 1171 areas
  • 174–258: 1010 areas
  • 258–384: 856 areas
  • 384–571: 670 areas
  • 571–850: 616 areas
  • 850–1,263: 567 areas
  • 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
  • 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
  • 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
  • 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
  • 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
  • 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
  • 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
  • 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
  • 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
  • 44,910–66,781: 10 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cobraball — lower than 64% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Cobraball81
4703, QLD 25,129
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

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.

  • 2016: 70
  • 2021: 81

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

49 yrs

Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48 yrs
  • 2021: 49 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

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.

  • 2016: 25.7%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

22.2%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Cobraball, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (19%).

Identity & relationships

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.

10.7%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Cobraball, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (11%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 4 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 8 males; 55–59: 4 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 9 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 7 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 5 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 5 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 6 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 4 males; 25–29: 3 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 3 males; 0–4: 6 females

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 Cobraball [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30640/cobraball/topic/demographics-identity