320 ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 416
- 2016: 364
- 2021: 320
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Coen is just 31 years old, making this area noticeably younger than the national figure. This youthful profile is shaped by a high proportion of children and a very large Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
320
▼ -23.1%
- 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 Coen — higher than 60% of areas.
| Coen | 320 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | 5,329 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Coen has a total population of 320 people, which is larger than about 62% of similar areas. The typical resident is 31, which is 7 years younger than the average for Queensland and Australia.
31 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 24.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the area is so young, as those aged 65 and over make up only 6.9%, which is far below the Queensland figure.
6.9% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.1% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Coen, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 73.8% of the community, which is far above the national average. This identity is reflected in relationship trends, where the 34.9% of people in de facto relationships is among the highest across similar areas.
73.8% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 81.6%
- 2021: 73.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
34.9% ▲ +73.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coen, Never married is the majority at 66%; Married is next at 21%.
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 Coen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30643/coen/topic/demographics-identity