6,491 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,193
- 2016: 5,948
- 2021: 6,491
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coolangatta · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coolangatta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than the national average shapes daily life in Coolangatta. The typical resident is 50 years old, which is 12 years older than the usual person in Queensland or across Australia. This creates a community with far more seniors and very few children.
6,491
▲ +25.0%
- 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 Coolangatta — higher than 86% of areas.
| Coolangatta | 6,491 |
|---|---|
| 4225, QLD | 8,374 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 6,491 residents, Coolangatta is among the largest areas of its kind. The population is far older than the state and national figures.
50 yrs ▲ +2.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.8% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, making up only 8.2% of the community.
27.8% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.2% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coolangatta splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 27%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in other areas, at 17.6% compared to 11.5% nationally. About 2.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Australian average.
2.2% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.6% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Coolangatta splits fairly evenly between Never married (39%) and Married (36%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30680/coolangatta/topic/demographics-identity