1,262 ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,278
- 2016: 1,290
- 2021: 1,262
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coolah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coolah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Coolah is now 47, making the area far older than the national figure. With 1,262 people, the community has a strong senior presence and a higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents than most similar areas.
1,262
▼ -1.3%
- 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 Coolah — higher than 74% of areas.
| Coolah | 1,262 |
|---|---|
| 2843, NSW | 1,262 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age in Coolah is 47, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. This age is also far older than the Australian average.
47 yrs ▲ +11.9%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 27% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area is much older than most similar places.
27.0% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coolah splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.8% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Those in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas.
7.8% ▲ +96.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coolah, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Coolah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11024/coolah/topic/demographics-identity