3,732 ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4,030
- 2016: 3,918
- 2021: 3,732
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coonamble · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Coonamble
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A massive 31 percentage point gap separates Coonamble from the state and national averages in Indigenous identity. This community of 3,732 people is notable for having a much higher proportion of children than most similar areas, while its total population has shrunk by about 7.4% since 2011.
3,732
▼ -7.4%
- 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 Coonamble — lower than 70% of areas.
| Coonamble | 3,732 |
|---|---|
| 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 population fell from 4,030 in 2011 to 3,732 in 2021. The typical resident is now 39, which is two years younger than the usual age in 2011.
39 yrs ▼ -4.9%
Younger than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.8% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales and Australian figures of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose to 19.3% since 2011.
19.3% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.8% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coonamble splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 33.9% of the population, a figure that is far above the national average and rose by 4.7 points since 2011. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 13.7%.
33.9% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coonamble, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (38%) and Divorced (7%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12150/coonamble/topic/demographics-identity