Suburb in Toowoomba

Cooyar, QLD

Cooyar had a population of 231 at the 2021 Census (+3.1% since 2016). Median age 58.5. Median weekly household income $760. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cooyar at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Darling Downs - Maranoa

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cooyar's population grew by 3.1% to 231, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 58.5, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 5.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 22.9%.

5.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 69.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 90 households.

The median household earns $760 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676.

13.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.5% use a language other than English at home. 40.7% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cooyar beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCooyarQLDAustralia
Population2315,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age58.538.238.2
Households901,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting5.7%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright69.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$760$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$902$1,740$1,866
Born overseas13.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.5%14.1%23.6%
No religion40.7%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

+3.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2442011
  2. 2242016
  3. 2312021

Age

Median age 58.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Cooyar Queensland
Share of people by age, Cooyar and Queensland
0–95.6%
10–199.1%
20–295.2%
30–396.9%
40–4910.8%
50–5914.7%
60–6926.8%
70–7919.5%
80+3.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cooyar at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English43.1%
  2. Australian36.0%
  3. Scottish12.2%
  4. German11.7%
  5. Irish6.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.7%
  2. Germany2.1%
  3. New Zealand1.5%

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

Around Cooyar

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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