3,485 ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,513
- 2016: 1,008
- 2021: 3,485
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cooroy · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Cooroy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Cooroy, where the typical resident is 47. This is a growing town that has added 972 people since 2011, though it remains a place where seniors are much more common than in most other areas.
3,485
▲ +38.7%
- 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 Cooroy — higher than 80% of areas.
| Cooroy | 3,485 |
|---|---|
| 4563, QLD | 9,826 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population reached 3,485 people in 2021, a 39% increase over ten years. While the typical resident is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38, this is 3 years younger than it was in 2011.
47 yrs ▼ -6.0%
Older than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 27.6% of the community, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are less common here, falling to 16.3% since 2011.
27.6% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cooroy splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.0% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.4% of the population, a slight increase since 2011.
3.0% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cooroy, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Cooroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315026/cooroy/topic/demographics-identity