309 ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 260
- 2016: 278
- 2021: 309
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coolagolite · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coolagolite
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Coolagolite is 51 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This community of 309 people is marked by a high proportion of seniors and a strong presence of couples in de facto relationships.
309
▲ +18.8%
- 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 Coolagolite — higher than 59% of areas.
| Coolagolite | 309 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | 16,936 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population is 309, which is larger than about 61% of similar areas.
51 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 25.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 16.8%, which is a little below the Australian figure.
25.6% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coolagolite splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 20.3% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 4.2% of the population, slightly above the national average.
4.2% ▲ +83.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.3% ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coolagolite, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Coolagolite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11023/coolagolite/topic/demographics-identity