513 ▼ -70.6%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,744
- 2016: 599
- 2021: 513
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coominya · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Coominya
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Coominya is 50 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend is clear across the area, where the population has shrank by 71% since 2011 to reach 513 people.
513
▼ -70.6%
- 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 Coominya — lower than 66% of areas.
| Coominya | 513 |
|---|---|
| 4311, QLD | 10,412 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen significantly, losing about 1,231 people since 2011. Residents are far older than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia, with the typical age rising 7 years over the last decade.
50 yrs ▲ +16.3%
Older than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Coominya is an older community, with 23.4% of people aged 65 and over, a figure well above the national average. This is reflected in the children's population, which fell to 14% and is now well below the state and national figures.
23.4% ▲ +89.5%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Coominya, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 9.6% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is well above the national figure of 3.2% and rose 7.6 points since 2011.
9.6% ▲ +389.4%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coominya, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (29%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Coominya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321030/coominya/topic/demographics-identity