Suburb in Gold Coast

Upper Coomera, QLD

Upper Coomera had a population of 27,180 at the 2021 Census (+7.5% since 2016). Median age 33.1. Median weekly household income $1,989. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Upper Coomera at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Gold Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Upper Coomera's population grew by 7.5% to 27,180, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 33.1, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 16.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.4%.

34.6% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 16.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.3% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 8,387 households.

The median household earns $1,989 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $452 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,925 a month.

30.1% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 11.6% use a language other than English at home. 51.3% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Upper Coomera beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureUpper CoomeraQLDAustralia
Population27,1805,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+7.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age33.138.238.2
Households8,3871,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.3%12.5%14.3%
Renting34.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright16.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,989$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$452$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,925$1,740$1,866
Born overseas30.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home11.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion51.3%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

+7.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 20,5522011
  2. 25,2762016
  3. 27,1802021

Age

Median age 33.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Upper Coomera Queensland
Share of people by age, Upper Coomera and Queensland
0–916.0%
10–1916.4%
20–2912.3%
30–3915.8%
40–4915.3%
50–5910.8%
60–696.9%
70–794.7%
80+1.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Upper Coomera at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English43.4%
  2. Australian35.7%
  3. Scottish9.5%
  4. Irish8.9%
  5. Māori5.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin1.2%
  2. Punjabi0.8%
  3. Korean0.7%
  4. Japanese0.6%
  5. Afrikaans0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand11.5%
  2. England4.9%
  3. South Africa1.8%
  4. India1.2%
  5. the Philippines1.0%

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

Around Upper Coomera

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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