1,055 ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1,067
- 2016: 1,036
- 2021: 1,055
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coorow · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Coorow
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 1,055 people in Coorow are married, reflecting a community with a very mature population. The typical resident is now 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend has accelerated over the last decade as the area's population slightly shrank.
1,055
▼ -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 Coorow — lower than 86% of areas.
| Coorow | 1,055 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Coorow is smaller than about 85% of similar areas, with a population that fell by 1.1% to 1,055 people since 2011. The typical age of residents has risen sharply, becoming 11 years older than it was in 2011.
57 yrs ▲ +23.9%
Older than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 33.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are among the lowest in the country at just 12.3%.
33.1% ▲ +70.4%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.3% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coorow splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.9%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 2.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.9% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.9% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coorow, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Coorow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52030/coorow/topic/demographics-identity