Suburb in Gympie

Cooloola, QLD

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cooloola at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Key figures

2021 Census, Cooloola beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCooloolaQLDAustralia
Population–5,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016–+9.6%+8.6%
Median age–38.238.2
Households–1,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments–12.5%14.3%
Renting–33.6%31.1%
Owned outright–29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week–$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas–24.1%29.3%
Other language at home–14.1%23.6%
No religion–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

– since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 32011
  2. 32016
  3. –2021

Age

Median age –, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Cooloola Queensland
Share of people by age, Cooloola and Queensland
0–9–
10–19–
20–29–
30–39–
40–49–
50–59–
60–69–
70–79–
80+–

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cooloola at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Cooloola

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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