65 ▼ -70.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 220
- 2016: 78
- 2021: 65
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cowley Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cowley Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Cowley Beach is 59 years old, making it far older than most of Australia. The community is small, with just 65 people living in the area. This population is heavily weighted toward seniors and older adults, with very few children present.
65
▼ -70.5%
- 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 Cowley Beach — lower than 68% of areas.
| Cowley Beach | 65 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 59, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This is among the highest ages seen in similar areas.
59 yrs ▲ +20.4%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 61 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 40% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 17%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 6.2%.
40.0% ▲ +99.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.2% ▼ -48.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cowley Beach splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (38%) and Older adults (45–64) (37%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 12.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national average of 3.2%. Additionally, 24.4% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure far above both the state and national levels.
12.3% ▲ +200.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.4% ▲ +99.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cowley Beach, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Divorced (27%) and Never married (23%).
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 Cowley Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30738/cowley-beach/topic/demographics-identity