4,385 ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4,099
- 2016: 4,315
- 2021: 4,385
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coolamon · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Coolamon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population profile defines daily life in Coolamon, where the typical resident is 44 years old. This is noticeably older than both the state and national figures. The area has grown since 2011, with the population increasing by 7% to reach 4,385 people.
4,385
▲ +7.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Coolamon — lower than 68% of areas.
| Coolamon | 4,385 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed slightly since 2011, while the total population grew by about 286 people.
44 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.6% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. While children under 15 are a little more common here than in most areas, their share of the population fell by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
23.6% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.7% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coolamon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.6% of the population, a figure that is a little above the national average and has risen since 2011. Most residents are married, with 51% reporting this status.
5.6% ▲ +117.2%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% ▲ +50.9%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coolamon, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Coolamon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12000/coolamon/topic/demographics-identity