Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Coconuts, QLD

Coconuts had a population of 216 at the 2021 Census (−3.6% since 2016). Median age 56.0. Median weekly household income $1,178. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Coconuts at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Coconuts's population shrank by 3.6% to 216, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 56.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 7.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 24.1%.

37.9% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 52.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 95 households.

The median household earns $1,178 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $255 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,008 a month.

12.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 8.3% use a language other than English at home. 40.7% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Coconuts beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCoconutsQLDAustralia
Population2165,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−3.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age56.038.038.0
Households951,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting37.9%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright52.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,178$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$255$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,008$1,733$1,863
Born overseas12.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home8.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion40.7%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−3.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2312011
  2. 2242016
  3. 2162021

Age

Median age 56.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Coconuts Queensland
Share of people by age, Coconuts and Queensland
0–97.4%
10–196.0%
20–298.8%
30–398.8%
40–495.6%
50–5918.5%
60–6915.3%
70–7914.4%
80+9.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Coconuts at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English41.6%
  2. Australian32.7%
  3. Irish14.4%
  4. Italian11.9%
  5. German7.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian4.5%
  2. French2.0%
  3. Samoan1.5%
  4. Tagalog1.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.6%
  2. New Zealand1.5%
  3. the Philippines1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Coconuts

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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