Coondoo · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Coondoo

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Coondoo is now 58, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a small community of just 43 people, where seniors and older adults make up over half the population.

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📍 Coondoo, Suburb / Locality

Where Coondoo sits — Total population

43
  • 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 Coondoo — lower than 75% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Coondoo43
4570, QLD 46,427
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 43 people living here, which is smaller than about 74% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in Queensland and Australia, with a typical age of 58.

43

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 66
  • 2021: 43

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

58 yrs

Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 57 yrs
  • 2021: 58 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 27.9% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 9.3%, well below the state average.

27.9%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.2%
  • 2021: 27.9%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

9.3%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Coondoo, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are very common at 32.4%, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below both the state and national averages.

32.4%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 32.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Coondoo splits fairly evenly between Married (35%) and Never married (33%), with Widowed at 16%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 4 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 4 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 9 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 4 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 4 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Coondoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30696/coondoo/topic/demographics-identity