6,797 ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8,028
- 2016: 5,706
- 2021: 6,797
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Cotton · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mount Cotton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Cotton is 34, making the area noticeably younger than both Queensland and Australia. This shift is stark, as the typical age has dropped by 9 years since 2011. The area is now defined by a high proportion of children and a very small number of seniors.
6,797
▼ -15.3%
- 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 Mount Cotton — higher than 86% of areas.
| Mount Cotton | 6,797 |
|---|---|
| 4165, QLD | 39,491 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 6,797, which is larger than about 90% of similar areas. However, the number of people living here shrank by 15% since 2011, with about 1,231 people leaving.
34 yrs ▼ -20.9%
Younger than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 26.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the youthfulness of the area, especially as the proportion of people aged 65 and over is far below the state average at just 6.2%.
6.2% ▼ -71.3%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.9% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Cotton splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (32%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 59.6% of the population, while 13.1% are in de facto relationships, a figure that rose by 4 points since 2011. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.3%, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
2.3% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Cotton, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Cotton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314018/mount-cotton/topic/demographics-identity