284,131 —
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sunshine Coast · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Sunshine Coast
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Six years older than the national typical age is the Sunshine Coast, where the usual resident is 44. This large population of over 284,000 people is shaped by a high number of seniors, making it noticeably older than both Queensland and the rest of Australia.
284,131
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- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Sunshine Coast — higher than 87% of areas.
| Sunshine Coast | 284,131 |
|---|---|
| 4558, QLD | 23,327 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 44, which is noticeably older than the typical resident in Queensland or Australia. This makes the area's age profile around the middle for similar regions.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
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 22.9% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% seen nationally. This contributes to an older overall feel, while children under 15 represent 16.8%, slightly below the state and national figures.
22.9% —
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% —
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sunshine Coast splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.1% of the population, which is a little below the national figure and much lower than most other areas. Nearly half of all residents are married, while 12.2% are in a de facto relationship.
2.1% —
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% —
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sunshine Coast, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sunshine Coast
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL302002/sunshine-coast/topic/demographics-identity