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Coorparoo has an estimated 19,158 residents, up from 17,810 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,348 people, or 7.6%. Growth has averaged 0.9% a year over five years. 200 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 87.3% of that increase. That puts 3,594 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to research conducted by AreaSearch, the resident count of Coorparoo stands at approximately 19,158 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 1,348 people (7.6%) relative to the 2021 Census tally of 17,810 people. Such growth is determined using the ABS estimated resident population figure of 19,140 as of June 2025 alongside 200 validated new addresses recorded since Census night. The suburb's density reaches 3,594 persons per square kilometer, placing it within the upper quartile among nationwide areas reviewed by AreaSearch. Moreover, Coorparoo's 7.6% expansion post-Census tracks within 1.9 percentage points of the 9.5% nationwide benchmark, highlighting solid underlying momentum.
Net overseas migration served as the primary growth catalyst, generating roughly 87.3% of total resident additions across recent timeframes. AreaSearch applies ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2-level modeling published in 2024 (anchored to 2022). For territory not captured by these datasets or extending beyond 2032, Queensland State Government SA2 forecasts published in 2023 (utilising 2021 inputs) are incorporated. Because these state figures omit age-bracket breakdowns, AreaSearch allocates proportional cohort weighting derived from the ABS Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023, based on 2022 data). Anticipated demographic patterns point toward a growth rate marginally under the national median for statistical areas, with the locality projected to gain 1,799 persons to 2041 under prevailing annual ERP figures, marking an overall rise of 9.3% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
221 new dwellings have been approved in Coorparoo over the past five years, an average of 44 a year. That places the area in the 58th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 2 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 44 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 73% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Dwelling approvals in Coorparoo have tracked at a yearly pace of approximately 44 units, totaling 221 homes sanctioned over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). With around 3.9 new residents per year entering for each residential build completed over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), additions to stock remain well behind demand, fostering heightened competition and upward pressure on prices. Concurrently, newly built residences carry an average value of $998,000, signaling builder focus on the upmarket sector. Furthermore, $12.4 million in commercial approvals has been documented during this financial year, underscoring ongoing non-residential capital inflow.
Compared with the wider Greater Brisbane area, construction volumes in Coorparoo remain subdued (56.0% below regional average per person), a restriction in pipeline supply that typically bolsters values and interest across established properties. This output is similarly below national rates, demonstrating suburb maturity and potential planning constraints. Approvals encompass 73.0% detached houses and 27.0% townhouses or apartments, preserving local suburban character and catering to buyers seeking standalone dwellings. This tilt toward standalone housing outpaces the historical baseline (41.0% at Census), pointing to strong enduring appetite for traditional properties despite densification initiatives. With roughly 455 people per dwelling approval, the market exhibits established characteristics. Projections indicate that Coorparoo will add 1,781 residents through to 2041 (derived from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly estimate). If existing building velocities continue, residential supply could lag population growth, which may heighten buyer competition and reinforce capital appreciation.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 7 current infrastructure and development projects inside Coorparoo, worth an estimated $2.32 billion. A further 130 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $88.5 billion. 33 are already under construction and 58 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Urban development, transport upgrades, and capital works play a pivotal role in local market performance. In total, AreaSearch has highlighted 64 projects anticipated to influence the immediate surroundings. Prominent ventures include the Coorparoo RSL Retirement Village - 20 Harries Road, the Eastern Metro Extension to Capalaba, 20 Dickenson Street Carina Apartments, alongside the Cavendish Road, Holdsworth Street and Kitchener Street Intersection Upgrade, with key initiatives itemized below.
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Coorparoo RSL Retirement Village - 20 Harries Road
Contemporary 18-storey vertical retirement village by Bolton Clarke featuring 197 accommodation units across two towers connected by glazed pedestrian hallways. Comprises 110 independent living apartments, 27 assisted living units, and 60 residential care rooms with ground floor retail, rooftop infinity pool, and comprehensive aged care facilities.
Eastern Metro Extension to Capalaba
Proposed rapid transit extension of the Brisbane Metro from the CBD to Capalaba via the Old Cleveland Road corridor, passing through Camp Hill, Carina, Carindale, and Chandler. A rapid business case is underway in partnership between Brisbane City Council and the Queensland Government for delivery ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Cavendish Road, Holdsworth Street and Kitchener Street Intersection Upgrade
The project aims to upgrade the Cavendish Road, Holdsworth Street, and Kitchener Street intersection to reduce crash risks, improve traffic flow efficiency for all road users, reduce congestion, and enhance safety and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists. This includes closing Kitchener Street access to and from Cavendish Road.
Coorparoo Square
Award-winning $252 million redevelopment of iconic Myer building by joint venture between Frasers Property Australia and Honeycombes Property Group. Features 366 residential apartments across three towers, 6,700 sqm retail space including ALDI and Dendy Cinema, completed in 2017. Won national Liberty Award for Best Mixed-Use Development.
Leigh Street Retail-Residential Development
A retail-residential development on two blocks in a low-medium density residential zone, including sixteen residential units, a food and drink outlet, a cafe shop, three retail outlets, underground parking with 44 slots, a communal recreation area, and a rooftop lap pool; local residents expressed concerns over building heights, site coverage, and commercial aspects, leading to an appeal against the approval.
Stones Corner Village Redevelopment
Approved mixed-use redevelopment of Stones Corner Village by Stockwell, comprising two residential towers (14 and 16 storeys) with 209 apartments over a retail and commercial podium, reinstating the Aldi supermarket and activating Logan Road.
Maasra Coorparoo
Mixed-use development at 220 Old Cleveland Road featuring 114 apartments over eight levels with ground floor retail, medical and commercial spaces. Developed by Karam Group with focus on 3 & 4 bedroom apartments for owner-occupiers.
73-85 Cleveland Street Twin Towers
Twin 12-storey residential towers connected by a recreational skybridge across rooftop levels, comprising 226 residential apartments and ground-floor communal amenities. Designed by MAS Architecture Studio for Idec Group, the development received approval from Brisbane City Council under application A006202498.
12,926 residents of Coorparoo are employed, from a labour force of 13,229. Unemployment sits at 2.3%, with participation at 79.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.3% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 15,979, about 83% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Coorparoo features a qualified talent pool with strong participation in white-collar industries, a jobless rate standing at only 2.3%, and 5.3% in estimated employment growth across the preceding twelve months. As of March 2026, 12,926 residents are in work, with local unemployment sitting 2.0% lower than the 4.3% recorded for Greater Brisbane, while labour engagement remains elevated (79.7% compared to Greater Brisbane's 70.1%). Furthermore, Census records revealed 25.7% of working locals operated from home, though period-specific Covid-19 restrictions should be considered. Leading fields of resident employment comprise health care & social assistance, professional & technical, as well as education & training.
The community exhibits notable specialization in professional & technical disciplines, generating an employment concentration 1.5 times the regional level. Conversely, manufacturing accounts for merely 3.6% of local workers, trailing the 6.4% figure across Greater Brisbane. As reflected by the balance of Census working population vs resident population, this residential enclave provides relatively limited on-site employment capacity. AreaSearch assessment of SALM and ABS figures indicates that throughout the 12 months to March 2026, resident employment advanced by 5.3% alongside a 4.9% expansion in the labour pool, reducing unemployment by 0.4 percentage points. Across Greater Brisbane over the same timeframe, jobs increased by 3.2% and the labour force expanded by 3.4%, accompanied by a 0.1 percentage points rise in joblessness. Looking ahead, Jobs and Skills Australia national employment projections from Mar-26 provide context regarding future labor demand for Coorparoo. These models project Australia-wide job increases of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with sectoral variations mapped to the local industry footprint. Applying these sector distributions suggests Coorparoo could see employment increases of 7.3% over five years and 14.8% over ten years (note that this represents a simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes without factoring in localized population forecasts).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Coorparoo is $2,100 a week (about $109,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,129 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $67,928 a year against an average of $91,229. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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Taxpayer earnings in the Coorparoo SA2 place it among the top brackets nationally according to financial year 2023 ATO statistics compiled by AreaSearch. Median taxpayer earnings stand at $67,928 and average remuneration reaches $91,229, outperforming respective Greater Brisbane figures of $58,236 and $72,799. Adjusting for 11.36% growth in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, modelled values reach approximately $75,645 (median) and $101,593 (average) as of March 2026. Census findings place personal, household, and family earnings between the 72nd and 87th percentiles across the country. Bracket analysis shows 33.5% of locals (6,417 people) within the $1,500 - 2,999 weekly band, closely matching the 33.3% metropolitan share.
High earners form a significant cohort, with 31.8% exceeding $3,000 weekly. While accommodation costs absorb 15.5% of income, strong revenue levels sustain disposable resources at the 73rd percentile, securing an 8th decile position in SEIFA income rankings.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Coorparoo had 7,532 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 41% detached houses and 50% apartments. 32% are owned with a mortgage, 46% rented and 22% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,058 a month. Rent absorbs 18.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.6%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to Census findings, residential stock in Coorparoo comprised 40.9% houses alongside 59.2% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), contrasting with the wider metropolitan profile of 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings. Outright property ownership in Coorparoo stood at 22.2%, trailing broader regional levels, with remaining tenures split between mortgaged (31.9%) and rented (45.9%) properties. Median monthly mortgage obligations registered at $2,058, well above the $1,863 Brisbane metro benchmark, whereas median weekly rent reached $380, matching the metropolitan figure of $380. Compared nationally, local mortgage commitments noticeably exceed the Australian baseline of $1,863, with rental rates sitting above the broader $375 figure.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Coorparoo counted 7,532 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 8,102 today, averaging 2.3 people each. 25% are couples with children, against 26% couples without children. 33% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family configurations account for 59.2% of domestic arrangements, including 24.7% couples with children, 25.7% couples without children, and 6.7% single parent families. Non-family living arrangements make up the remaining 40.8%, consisting of lone person households (33.4%) and group households (7.4%). The typical household occupancy in the suburb is 2.3 people, remaining below the Greater Brisbane norm of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
49.8% of adults in Coorparoo hold a university qualification, including 33.0% with a bachelor degree and 12.0% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 82% of areas nationally. A further 13.6% hold a vocational qualification. 10 schools serve the area, with 7,830 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,088 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Tertiary attainment in Coorparoo exceeds broader standards, with 49.8% of individuals aged 15+ holding university degrees, compared against 25.7% across QLD and 30.4% throughout Australia. This knowledge profile underpins a competitive edge in skilled sectors. Bachelor degrees represent 33.0% of qualifications, followed by postgraduate qualifications (12.0%) and graduate diplomas (4.8%). In addition, technical credentials account for 24.2% of post-school qualifications among the 15+ population, divided between advanced diplomas (10.6%) and certificates (13.6%). Community educational engagement is elevated, with 29.8% of the local population actively participating in academic programs. This cohort includes 10.4% enrolled in higher education, 7.2% attending primary school, and 6.4% in secondary schooling.
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Getting around Coorparoo means driving: households keep an average of 1.1 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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73.1% of residents in Coorparoo report no long-term health condition. 4.2% need daily assistance with core activities, and 66.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.6 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health indicators in Coorparoo rank favorably based on AreaSearch metrics covering mortality and long-term health issues, with both younger and older cohorts experiencing limited incidence of standard conditions. Moreover, private medical insurance coverage is widespread at roughly 67% of the resident population (12,797 people), markedly exceeding Greater Brisbane's 55.8% and the Australia-wide benchmark of 55.7%. Asthma and mental health issues represent the most prevalent diagnoses locally, recorded among 7.5% and 9.5% of inhabitants, respectively. Meanwhile, 73.1% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, tracking ahead of the 69.2% rate for Greater Brisbane.
Health outcomes among residents aged under 65 are particularly favorable. Inhabitants aged 65 and over represent 13.3% of the community (2,542 people), lower than the 15.0% proportion across Greater Brisbane, with senior health indicators ranking above average and aligning with wider community metrics.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
25.7% of Coorparoo residents were born overseas and 18.1% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (25.0%) and Australian (21.3%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity in Coorparoo outpaces typical market benchmarks, as 25.7% of the populace was born overseas and 18.1% speak a language other than English in their households. Christianity constitutes the primary religious affiliation, representing 49.1% of residents. A notable concentration is observed among followers of Hinduism, who account for 4.3% of the community compared to 2.2% across Greater Brisbane. Examining parental heritage, the most prevalent ancestries recorded in Coorparoo are English (25.0%), Australian (21.3%), and Irish (12.2%). Divergences are also evident across several other backgrounds: Russian representation stands at 0.5% (compared to 0.3% regionally), Greek ancestry comprises 1.6% (versus 0.6%), and Scottish background accounts for 8.5% (against 7.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Coorparoo is 35, younger than 79% of areas nationally. 34.0% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Coorparoo maintains a youthful age distribution, with individuals aged 25 - 44 constituting 36.7% of the population as at August 2026, compared to 30.6% across Greater Brisbane, while younger cohorts aged 0 - 24 represent 26.6% (versus 31.8% regionally). As at August 2026, the estimated median age is 35, matching the 2021 Census result and sitting 1 year below the Greater Brisbane baseline of 36 recorded at the 2021 Census. The most pronounced shift since the Census occurred in the 0 - 24 age bracket, which fell from 28.5% to an estimated 26.6%.
Moving toward 2041, growth will be concentrated in older demographics, with the 65+ age group projected to add 1,431 residents (56%) to total 3,973, while younger to mid-adult demographics are anticipated to decrease.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Coorparoo
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jun 2026 4 months ago all 7 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jun 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 200 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (17,810 at the 2021 Census → 19,158 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (303021053). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.