Suburb in Noosa

Cootharaba, QLD

Cootharaba had a population of 866 at the 2021 Census (+3.8% since 2016). Median age 47.8. Median weekly household income $1,480. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cootharaba at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Sunshine Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cootharaba's population grew by 3.8% to 866, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 47.8, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.5%.

12.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 43.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 283 households.

The median household earns $1,480 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $352 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,888 a month.

20.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.6% use a language other than English at home. 62.0% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cootharaba beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCootharabaQLDAustralia
Population8665,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age47.838.238.2
Households2831,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting12.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright43.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,480$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$352$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,888$1,740$1,866
Born overseas20.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion62.0%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

+3.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7222011
  2. 8342016
  3. 8662021

Age

Median age 47.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Cootharaba Queensland
Share of people by age, Cootharaba and Queensland
0–98.0%
10–1913.6%
20–296.9%
30–399.5%
40–4914.9%
50–5916.6%
60–6917.7%
70–7910.7%
80+2.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cootharaba at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English47.3%
  2. Australian39.6%
  3. Scottish16.4%
  4. Irish16.3%
  5. German6.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish0.5%
  2. German0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.0%
  2. New Zealand4.1%
  3. South Africa1.3%
  4. China1.2%
  5. Scotland0.9%

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

Around Cootharaba

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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