3,926 ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4,260
- 2016: 4,113
- 2021: 3,926
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coonamble · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Coonamble
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Coonamble than in the rest of the state. About 32.6% of the population identifies as Indigenous, while the total population of the area has shrunk by 7.8% since 2011 to 3,926 people.
3,926
▼ -7.8%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Coonamble — lower than 85% of areas.
| Coonamble | 3,926 |
|---|---|
| 2829, NSW | 2,965 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the national figure and slightly younger than the state average. This age is 2 years younger than it was in 2011.
38 yrs ▼ -5.0%
Younger than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 21.9% of the population, which is well above the national and state figures of 18.2%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over account for 18.6% of residents, a figure that rose 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
18.6% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.9% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coonamble splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 32.6% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, up 4.6 percentage points since 2011. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 13.4%.
32.6% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Coonamble splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (39%), with Divorced at 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/sa2/105011094/coonamble/topic/demographics-identity