27,180 ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21,136
- 2016: 25,276
- 2021: 27,180
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Upper Coomera · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Upper Coomera
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Upper Coomera is now just 33, making the area noticeably younger than the national average. This community of 27,180 people is shaped by a high number of young families, with children under 15 making up nearly a quarter of the population.
27,180
▲ +28.6%
- 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 Upper Coomera — higher than 91% of areas.
| Upper Coomera | 27,180 |
|---|---|
| 4209, QLD | 74,284 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown to 27,180 people, and the typical resident is 33, which is five years younger than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
33 yrs ▲ +13.8%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 24.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, as only 9.6% of residents are seniors aged 65 and over.
9.6% ▲ +92.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.9% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Upper Coomera splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.1% of the community, which is higher than in most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships account for 14.2% of the population, a little above the national figure.
3.1% ▲ +86.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Upper Coomera, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
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 Upper Coomera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32902/upper-coomera/topic/demographics-identity