2,921 ▲ +80.6%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,617
- 2016: 1,713
- 2021: 2,921
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cooloola Village · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Cooloola Village
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 43% of people in Cooloola Village are seniors, making it a place where older residents are far more common than in most other areas. The population has grown by 81% since 2011, yet the community has aged rapidly during that time. This shift is clear in the typical resident's age, which jumped from 40 to 62 years over the decade.
2,921
▲ +80.6%
- 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 Cooloola Village — higher than 77% of areas.
| Cooloola Village | 2,921 |
|---|---|
| 4580, QLD | 5,219 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew to 2,921 people in 2021, a size larger than about 80% of similar areas. The typical resident is now 62, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
62 yrs ▲ +55.0%
Older than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 62 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 only 10.3% of the area, well below the Australian average of 18.2%. This is a sharp contrast to the 43.5% of residents aged 65 and over, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia.
43.5% ▲ +226.0%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% ▼ -54.5%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cooloola Village, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. People in de facto relationships make up 11.2% of the population, which is lower than most other areas.
5.1% ▼ -77.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▼ -38.3%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cooloola Village, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Cooloola Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315025/cooloola-village/topic/demographics-identity