1,797 ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,501
- 2016: 2,897
- 2021: 1,797
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cooktown · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Cooktown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Cooktown than in the rest of Australia. The population has grown by 20% since 2011 to reach 1,797 people, and the community is now noticeably older than the national average.
1,797
▲ +19.7%
- 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 Cooktown — higher than 70% of areas.
| Cooktown | 1,797 |
|---|---|
| 4895, QLD | 4,594 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Cooktown is 43, which is 5 years older than the national figure. This typical age has increased by 4 years since 2011.
43 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Younger than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 46 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 make up 19.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Seniors aged 65 and over are slightly more common here than in Queensland and Australia, and this group rose by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
18.8% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cooktown, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 22.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen 19 percentage points since 2011. De facto relationships are also very common, with 20.8% of people in these partnerships, well above the Queensland figure of 12.9%.
22.4% ▲ +471.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.8% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cooktown, the largest group is Never married at 46%, followed by Married (33%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Cooktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315024/cooktown/topic/demographics-identity