172 ▼ -69.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 567
- 2016: 64
- 2021: 172
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Coolon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Coolon
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 Mount Coolon, representing 43% of the population. This sparsely populated area is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 43. It is a small community of 172 people where a huge proportion of the population has never married.
172
▼ -69.7%
- 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 Mount Coolon — higher than 50% of areas.
| Mount Coolon | 172 |
|---|---|
| 4804, QLD | 2,125 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 43, which is noticeably older than the average person in Queensland or across Australia by 5 years.
43 yrs ▲ +19.4%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 and seniors over 65 both make up a very small part of the population, at 5.8% and 4.1% respectively. These figures are far below the national and state averages by 12 to 13 percentage points.
4.1% ▼ -65.0%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.8% ▼ -68.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Coolon, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 46%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (38%) and Children (0–14) (6%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.2% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Around 11.8% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure.
5.2% ▲ +127.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Coolon, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Coolon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31949/mount-coolon/topic/demographics-identity