360 ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 529
- 2016: 498
- 2021: 360
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Comet · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Comet
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A higher proportion of First Nations people than most similar areas lives in Comet. The community has 360 residents, with a typical age of 41, making it noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian averages.
360
▼ -31.9%
- 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 Comet — higher than 61% of areas.
| Comet | 360 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 29,819 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Comet has 360 people, which is larger than about 63% of similar areas. The typical resident is 41, making the population noticeably older than the national figure.
41 yrs ▲ +36.7%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
About 14.4% of residents are aged 65 and over, which is a little below the state and national figures. Children under 15 make up 17.8% of the population, a result about the same as the rest of the country.
14.4% ▲ +138.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▼ -37.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Comet, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
First Nations people make up 6.4% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. Most residents are married (52.8%), while 10.1% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly below the state average.
6.4% ▲ +159.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.1% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Comet, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 35%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Comet
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Comet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30656/comet/topic/demographics-identity