Sunshine Coast
Contents: Major Urban Area
The population development of Sunshine Coast as well as related information and services (weather, Wikipedia, Google, images).
| Name | Population Census 2001-08-07 | Population Census 2006-08-08 | Population Census 2011-08-09 | Population Census 2016-08-09 | Population Census 2021-08-11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast (incl. Doonan, Tinbeerwah) | 165,089 | 184,662 | 213,152 | 243,377 | 284,131 | → |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (web).
Explanation: Different methods of counting and boundaries changes impair the comparability between population figures of different censuses. The 2021 figures refer to 2021 boundaries.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 135,871 |
| Females | 148,255 |
| Age Groups (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 58,004 |
| 18-64 years | 160,943 |
| 65+ years | 65,191 |
| Age Distribution (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 3,155 |
| 80-89 years | 13,721 |
| 70-79 years | 30,635 |
| 60-69 years | 36,336 |
| 50-59 years | 37,388 |
| 40-49 years | 36,312 |
| 30-39 years | 33,581 |
| 20-29 years | 28,927 |
| 10-19 years | 34,278 |
| 0-9 years | 29,805 |
| Country of Birth (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Australia | 206,341 |
| Other country | 63,765 |
| Language (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| English | 250,343 |
| Other language | 19,383 |
| Ethnic Group (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Indigenous | 6,028 |
| Non-Indigenous | 265,175 |
| Religion (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Christian | 125,710 |
| Muslim | 741 |
| Buddhist | 2,649 |
| Hindu | 2,169 |
| Jew | 352 |
| Other religion / belief | 1,490 |
| Secular / no religion | 131,246 |