Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Coolangatta then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Coolangatta, QLD (postcode 4225) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+25% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,193 | 5,948 | 6,491 | +1,298 · +25% |
| Median age | 49 | 50 | 50 | +1 · +2% |
| Median household income | $797/wk | $1,018/wk | $1,331/wk | +$534 · +67% |
| Median personal income | $498/wk | $622/wk | $785/wk | +$287 · +57.6% |
| Median rent | $280/wk | $330/wk | $405/wk | +$125 · +44.6% |
| Median mortgage | $1,781/mo | $1,603/mo | $1,805/mo | +$24 · +1.3% |
| Average household size | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | +0.1 · +5.6% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Coolangatta trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
6,491
was 5,948 in 2016
+543 · +9.1%
Median rent
$405/wk
was $330/wk in 2016
+$75 · +22.7%
Household income
$1,331/wk
was $1,018/wk in 2016
+$313 · +30.7%
Median age
50
was 50 in 2016
0 · 0%
Dig deeper: Coolangatta population growth · Coolangatta then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.