52,501 ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 52,099
- 2016: 57,395
- 2021: 52,501
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cooper · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Cooper
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shrinking child population and a drop in Indigenous residents mark the main changes in Cooper since 2011. The area remains relatively young, with a typical resident aged 36 and far fewer seniors than the state or national average.
52,501
▲ +0.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Cooper — lower than 56% of areas.
| Cooper | 52,501 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2,526,238 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has stayed steady at 52,501 people since 2011. The typical resident is 36, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
36 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 12.5% of the area, a figure well below both the Queensland and Australian averages. Children under 15 now make up 18.6% of the population, which is a fall of 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
12.5% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cooper splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.0% of the population, which is well below the state average and a fall of 2.8 percentage points since 2011. People in de facto relationships rose to 12.5%, which is about the same as the national figure.
1.0% ▼ -73.4%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Cooper splits fairly evenly between Married (46%) and Never married (42%), with Divorced at 7%.
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 Cooper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30023/cooper/topic/demographics-identity