Kooralgin · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Kooralgin

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

Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Kooralgin, where 40.4% of the population falls into this bracket. This is a very old area compared to the rest of the country, with a typical resident aged 58. The population is small, totaling just 47 people.

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📍 Kooralgin, Suburb / Locality

Where Kooralgin sits — Total population

47
  • 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 Kooralgin — lower than 73% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Kooralgin47
4402, QLD 297
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident in Kooralgin is 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With only 47 people living here, it is smaller than about 73% of similar areas.

47

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 46
  • 2021: 47

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

58 yrs

Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 53 yrs
  • 2021: 58 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 34.0% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 8.5%.

34.0%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 34.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

8.5%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Kooralgin, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. People in de facto relationships are also much less common here than in most areas, at 7.5%.

7.5%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 7.5%

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

Marital status

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In Kooralgin, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (11%).

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: 3 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 4 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 6 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 4 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 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: 3 males; 25–29: 3 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: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 4 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 Kooralgin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31570/kooralgin/topic/demographics-identity