1,029 ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,174
- 2016: 1,200
- 2021: 1,029
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coominya · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coominya
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than the national average, Coominya has a typical resident aged 50. This makes the area significantly older than most similar places, with a population of 1,029 people.
1,029
▼ -12.4%
- 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 Coominya — higher than 73% of areas.
| Coominya | 1,029 |
|---|---|
| 4311, QLD | 10,412 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50 years old, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
50 yrs ▲ +16.3%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high number of seniors live here, with 23.3% aged 65 and over, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.2% of the population, a figure well below the state average.
23.3% ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Coominya, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.9% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is well above the Australian average of 3.2%.
6.9% ▲ +124.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coominya, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Coominya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30691/coominya/topic/demographics-identity