14,634 ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14,012
- 2016: 15,212
- 2021: 14,634
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coogee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coogee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 14,634 people living in Coogee are young adults aged between 25 and 44. This makes the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures, with a typical resident aged just 35. It is one of the largest populated areas at this level in the region.
14,634
▲ +4.4%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coogee — higher than 88% of areas.
| Coogee | 14,634 |
|---|---|
| 2034, NSW | 20,249 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 35 years old, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the Australian typical age of 38.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Coogee has far fewer children and seniors than most areas; those under 15 make up 13.3% of the population and those 65 and over account for 10.8%, both of which are well below state and national levels.
10.8% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Coogee, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 46%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 23.8% of the population, a figure far above the New South Wales rate of 10.6%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
0.9% ▲ +60.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.8% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coogee, Never married is the majority at 57%; Married is next at 31%.
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 Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11015/coogee/topic/demographics-identity