45 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58
- 2021: 45
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kooroongarra · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kooroongarra is 55, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a distinct profile, with a significant proportion of seniors and a notable Indigenous community.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kooroongarra — lower than 74% of areas.
| Kooroongarra | 45 |
|---|---|
| 4357, QLD | 2,531 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, totaling 45 people. The typical age of 55 is much higher than most similar areas.
45 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the national figure. Instead, people aged 65 and over make up 24.4% of the population, a rate well above that of Queensland.
24.4% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Kooroongarra, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 57%; Seniors (65+) is next at 28%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 11.1% of the population, which is well above the Australian average. Around 30.6% of people are in de facto relationships, a figure far above the state average.
11.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
30.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Kooroongarra, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kooroongarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31573/kooroongarra/topic/demographics-identity