255 ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 260
- 2016: 254
- 2021: 255
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coowonga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coowonga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 255 people in Coowonga are married. This small community is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 51 and a very high proportion of seniors.
255
▼ -1.9%
- 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 Coowonga — higher than 58% of areas.
| Coowonga | 255 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 29,819 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
51 yrs ▲ +8.5%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 27.5% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has fewer children under 15 than most other places.
27.5% ▲ +124.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coowonga splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 8.6% is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.1%, which is a little below the state average.
8.6% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coowonga, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Coowonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30711/coowonga/topic/demographics-identity