119 ▼ -58.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 286
- 2016: 133
- 2021: 119
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cooranga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cooranga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of just 119 people makes Cooranga a sparsely populated area. It is a place of contrasts, where a high number of children and seniors live alongside a typical resident age of 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure.
119
▼ -58.4%
- 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 Cooranga — lower than 56% of areas.
| Cooranga | 119 |
|---|---|
| 4408, QLD | 538 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 119 residents. People here are generally older than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia, with a typical age of 43.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 22.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This is matched by a high proportion of seniors aged 65 and over at 24.4%, both of which are much higher than in most similar areas.
24.4% ▲ +79.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.7% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cooranga splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Marriages are common at 66%, while those in de facto relationships are far below the state and national levels.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cooranga, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Cooranga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30701/cooranga/topic/demographics-identity