20,225 ▲ +130.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,793
- 2016: 13,305
- 2021: 20,225
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coomera · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coomera
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Coomera is just 29 years old, making the area far younger than both the state and national average. This reflects a community heavily weighted towards young adults and families, with a total population of 20,225 people.
20,225
▲ +130.0%
- 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 Coomera — higher than 90% of areas.
| Coomera | 20,225 |
|---|---|
| 4209, QLD | 74,284 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Coomera is one of the largest areas at this level, with a typical age of 29 that is far younger than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
29 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 28 yrs
- 2021: 29 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 25.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, as those aged 65 and over account for only 5.9%, far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
5.9% ▲ +49.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.6% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Coomera, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.1%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.4% ▲ +124.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.1% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Coomera splits fairly evenly between Never married (44%) and Married (41%), with Divorced at 8%.
Age & sex structure
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 Coomera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30688/coomera/topic/demographics-identity