7,810 ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,833
- 2016: 7,317
- 2021: 7,810
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cornubia · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cornubia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A little older than the national typical age of 38, the people of Cornubia have a typical age of 40. This area is one of the largest of its kind in the region, with a total population of 7,810 residents.
7,810
▲ +14.3%
- 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 Cornubia — higher than 87% of areas.
| Cornubia | 7,810 |
|---|---|
| 4130, QLD | 9,140 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cornubia is one of the largest areas at this level with 7,810 people. The typical resident is 40, which is a little older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
40 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 19.8% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is 16.1%, a little below the Australian average.
16.1% ▲ +94.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cornubia splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Those in de facto relationships make up 9.6% of residents, which is well below the Queensland figure of 12.9%. About 2.1% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, slightly below the national average.
2.1% ▲ +108.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cornubia, Married is the majority at 56%; 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 Cornubia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30727/cornubia/topic/demographics-identity