Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Coorumba, QLD

Coorumba had a population of 137 at the 2021 Census (+13.2% since 2016). Median age 41.0. Median weekly household income $1,583. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Coorumba at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Coorumba's population grew by 13.2% to 137, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 41.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 13.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.8%.

23.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 51.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 47 households.

The median household earns $1,583 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675.

7.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 5.6% use a language other than English at home. 46.5% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Coorumba beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCoorumbaQLDAustralia
Population1375,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+13.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age41.038.038.0
Households471,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting23.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright51.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,583$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week–$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,733$1,863
Born overseas7.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home5.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion46.5%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

+13.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1332011
  2. 1212016
  3. 1372021

Age

Median age 41.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Coorumba Queensland
Share of people by age, Coorumba and Queensland
0–913.1%
10–1916.1%
20–2913.1%
30–3917.5%
40–498.0%
50–5910.9%
60–6918.2%
70–798.8%
80+8.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Coorumba at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian47.8%
  2. English32.2%
  3. Italian15.7%
  4. Australian Aboriginal12.2%
  5. Irish9.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages4.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.4%

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

Around Coorumba

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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