12,724 ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12,147
- 2016: 12,460
- 2021: 12,724
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cowra · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Cowra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cowra is 47, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. The population has grown to 12,724 people, though the community is aging noticeably. This is most evident in the high proportion of seniors and a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence.
12,724
▲ +4.8%
- 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 Cowra — higher than 51% of areas.
| Cowra | 12,724 |
|---|---|
| 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 grew by 4.8% since 2011, adding about 577 people. Residents are much older than in most similar areas, and the typical age has risen by two years since 2011.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Over a quarter of residents are 65 or older, a figure well above the national average. This senior group makes up 26.6% of the population, while children under 15 have fallen to 17.0% since 2011.
26.6% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cowra splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.8% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. Nearly half of the community is married, and the number of people in de facto relationships rose to 11.7% since 2011.
8.8% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cowra, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12350/cowra/topic/demographics-identity