Suburb in Gold Coast

Coomera, QLD

Coomera had a population of 20,225 at the 2021 Census (+52.0% since 2016). Median age 30.0. Median weekly household income $1,930. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Coomera at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Gold Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Coomera's population grew by 52.0% to 20,225, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 30.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 17.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.4%.

54.6% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 10.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.6% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 6,208 households.

The median household earns $1,930 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $452 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,008 a month.

31.8% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 14.7% use a language other than English at home. 52.4% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Coomera beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCoomeraQLDAustralia
Population20,2255,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+52.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age30.038.238.2
Households6,2081,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.6%12.5%14.3%
Renting54.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright10.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,930$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$452$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,008$1,740$1,866
Born overseas31.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home14.7%14.1%23.6%
No religion52.4%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

+52.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 8,7932011
  2. 13,3052016
  3. 20,2252021

Age

Median age 30.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Coomera Queensland
Share of people by age, Coomera and Queensland
0–917.4%
10–1915.2%
20–2917.5%
30–3917.3%
40–4913.3%
50–5910.1%
60–695.8%
70–792.8%
80+0.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Coomera at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English41.8%
  2. Australian33.6%
  3. Scottish9.0%
  4. Irish8.9%
  5. Māori6.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin2.0%
  2. Korean1.4%
  3. Punjabi0.8%
  4. Cantonese0.6%
  5. Spanish0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand10.7%
  2. England4.8%
  3. South Africa2.3%
  4. India1.6%
  5. China1.6%

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

Around Coomera

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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