5,463 ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5,525
- 2016: 5,380
- 2021: 5,463
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coorong · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Coorong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Coorong is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This older age profile is a defining feature of the area, with the population shrinking slightly to 5,463 people since 2011.
5,463
▼ -1.1%
- 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 Coorong — lower than 65% of areas.
| Coorong | 5,463 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk by 1.1% over the last decade, losing about 62 people. Residents are noticeably older than those in the rest of South Australia, and the typical age has risen by 4 years since 2011.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 25.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift towards an older population is reflected in the number of children under 15, which fell to 16.3% since 2011.
25.1% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coorong splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.7% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is well above the state average. Nearly half of the residents are married, and those in de facto relationships rose to 13.3% since 2011.
5.7% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +36.5%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coorong, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Coorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47800/coorong/topic/demographics-identity