Suburb in Isaac

Coppabella, QLD

Coppabella had a population of 594 at the 2021 Census (+27.5% since 2016). Median age 36.2. Median weekly household income $3,125. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Coppabella at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Coppabella's population grew by 27.5% to 594, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 36.2, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 0.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.5%.

69.6% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 10.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 46 households.

The median household earns $3,125 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676.

22.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 16.8% use a language other than English at home. 38.7% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Coppabella beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCoppabellaQLDAustralia
Population5945,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+27.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age36.238.238.2
Households461,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting69.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright10.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$3,125$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$58$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas22.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home16.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion38.7%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

+27.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6162011
  2. 4662016
  3. 5942021

Age

Median age 36.2, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Coppabella Queensland
Share of people by age, Coppabella and Queensland
0–90.8%
10–196.4%
20–2924.6%
30–3923.2%
40–4920.5%
50–5914.3%
60–697.7%
70–790.5%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Coppabella at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian35.0%
  2. English34.5%
  3. Irish15.5%
  4. Australian Aboriginal11.5%
  5. Scottish10.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish7.8%
  2. Filipino1.5%
  3. Tagalog1.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand5.0%
  2. the Philippines4.0%
  3. China2.0%
  4. Scotland2.0%
  5. Chile1.5%

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

Around Coppabella

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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