27 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26
- 2021: 27
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Cooyar · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Only 27 people live in East Cooyar, making it smaller than about 82% of similar areas. The area is notably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 45.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Cooyar — lower than 82% of areas.
| East Cooyar | 27 |
|---|---|
| 4353, QLD | 348 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45, which is noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian typical age of 38.
27 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Nearly half the population (48.1%) are older adults aged 45 to 64. Children under 15 make up 18.5% of the area, which is about the same as the national figure, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state and national rates at 14.8%.
14.8% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In East Cooyar, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Children (0–14) (16%) and Youth (15–24) (16%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Most people are married (72.7%), though 22.7% have never married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In East Cooyar, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in East Cooyar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30920/east-cooyar/topic/demographics-identity