Kogan · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Kogan

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Kogan is 49 years old, making the area far older than the national and state figure of 38. This older profile is driven by a high number of seniors and a small proportion of children. The community has a population of 211 people.

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📍 Kogan, Suburb / Locality

Where Kogan sits — Total population

211 ▼ -40.6%
  • 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 Kogan — higher than 55% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Kogan211
4406, QLD 1,712
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident here is 49, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian average. Kogan is larger than about 56% of similar areas.

211 ▼ -40.6%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 355
  • 2016: 190
  • 2021: 211

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

49 yrs ▲ +36.1%

Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36 yrs
  • 2016: 43 yrs
  • 2021: 49 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% of the population, which is far above the state figure of 17%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at only 13.3%.

27.0% ▲ +105.8%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.1%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 27.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

13.3% ▼ -48.9%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.0%
  • 2016: 22.1%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Kogan splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.1% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas at 14.7%.

8.1% ▲ +79.3%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

14.7% ▲ +11.4%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Kogan, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (33%) and Separated (10%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 6 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 5 males; 80–84: 4 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 5 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 10 males; 70–74: 5 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 11 males; 65–69: 4 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 8 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 10 males; 55–59: 8 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 8 males; 50–54: 13 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 12 males; 45–49: 9 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 6 males; 40–44: 8 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 9 males; 35–39: 3 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 8 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 10 males; 25–29: 6 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 3 males; 20–24: 9 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 6 males; 15–19: 8 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 12 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 12 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 Kogan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31564/kogan/topic/demographics-identity