East Cooyar · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in East Cooyar

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.

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📍 East Cooyar, Suburb / Locality

Where East Cooyar sits — Total population

27
  • 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 East Cooyar — lower than 82% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
East Cooyar27
4353, QLD 348
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

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.

  • 2016: 26
  • 2021: 27

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

45 yrs

Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 39 yrs
  • 2021: 45 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

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.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

18.5%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.6%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In East Cooyar, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Children (0–14) (16%) and Youth (15–24) (16%).

Identity & relationships

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.

Marital status

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In East Cooyar, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 20%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 4 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 4 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 4 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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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