32 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69
- 2021: 32
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coolabah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coolabah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 22 percentage points separates Coolabah from the rest of the country in its proportion of children. This sparsely populated area is much younger than most, with a typical resident aged 37 and a very high number of families with children.
32
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- 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 Coolabah — lower than 80% of areas.
| Coolabah | 32 |
|---|---|
| 2831, NSW | 1,845 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 32 people living here. The typical resident is 37, making the area a little younger than both New South Wales and Australia.
37 yrs —
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 40.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 12.5%.
12.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
40.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Coolabah, Children (0–14) is the majority at 59%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 25% of the population, far above the 3.2% national average. Additionally, 47.6% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 10.6%.
25.0% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
47.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coolabah, Never married is the majority at 56%; Divorced is next at 28%.
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 Coolabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11021/coolabah/topic/demographics-identity