Suburb in Cook

Coen, QLD

Coen had a population of 320 at the 2021 Census (−12.1% since 2016). Median age 30.8. Median weekly household income $1,340. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Coen at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Coen's population shrank by 12.1% to 320, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 30.8, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 17.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.7%.

75.0% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 20.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 87 households.

The median household earns $1,340 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676.

3.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 6.7% use a language other than English at home. 42.2% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Coen beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCoenQLDAustralia
Population3205,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−12.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age30.838.238.2
Households871,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting75.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright20.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,340$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$108$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas3.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home6.7%14.1%23.6%
No religion42.2%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

−12.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3412011
  2. 3642016
  3. 3202021

Age

Median age 30.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Coen Queensland
Share of people by age, Coen and Queensland
0–917.2%
10–198.8%
20–2920.6%
30–3916.9%
40–4911.9%
50–599.1%
60–698.1%
70–793.8%
80+0.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Coen at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal80.2%
  2. Australian14.2%
  3. English8.7%
  4. Irish3.8%
  5. Scottish3.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages5.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.2%

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

Around Coen

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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