257 ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 221
- 2016: 253
- 2021: 257
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coonarr · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coonarr
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Coonarr is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 55. This small community of 257 people is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a very low number of children.
257
▲ +16.3%
- 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 Coonarr — higher than 58% of areas.
| Coonarr | 257 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | 84,718 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 55, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
55 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 27.6% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at only 12.5%.
27.6% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.5% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Coonarr, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Children (0–14) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.4% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Most residents are married, though 13.3% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly above the national average.
5.4% ▲ +310.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +56.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coonarr, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Coonarr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30695/coonarr/topic/demographics-identity