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Coolmunda, QLD

Coolmunda had a population of 212 at the 2021 Census (+50.4% since 2016). Median age 47.4. Median weekly household income $1,333. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Coolmunda at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Coolmunda's population grew by 50.4% to 212, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 47.4, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.4%.

25.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 44.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 71 households.

The median household earns $1,333 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $251 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $874 a month.

7.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.0% use a language other than English at home. 38.8% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Coolmunda beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCoolmundaQLDAustralia
Population2125,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+50.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age47.438.238.2
Households711,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting25.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright44.8%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,333$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$251$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$874$1,740$1,866
Born overseas7.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion38.8%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

+50.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1262011
  2. 1412016
  3. 2122021

Age

Median age 47.4, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Coolmunda Queensland
Share of people by age, Coolmunda and Queensland
0–98.5%
10–1917.0%
20–297.5%
30–397.1%
40–4910.4%
50–5916.5%
60–6919.3%
70–798.5%
80+1.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Coolmunda at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.7%
  2. English47.5%
  3. German9.6%
  4. Irish9.6%
  5. Scottish7.9%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Coolmunda

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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