175 ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 174
- 2016: 178
- 2021: 175
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coolana · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coolana
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Coolana, where the typical person is 43. This is five years older than the typical person across Queensland and Australia. The area has a small population of 175 people, with a high proportion of seniors and few children.
175
▲ +0.6%
- 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 Coolana — higher than 51% of areas.
| Coolana | 175 |
|---|---|
| 4311, QLD | 10,412 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Coolana has 175 residents, making it larger than about half of the similar areas in the region.
43 yrs ▼ -4.4%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is older than most, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 21.1% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.9%.
21.1% ▲ +106.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coolana splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Most people are married (55.6%), and those in de facto relationships make up 13.6% of the population, slightly above the national figure.
4.0% ▲ —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coolana, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Coolana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30679/coolana/topic/demographics-identity