6,715 ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,664
- 2016: 6,681
- 2021: 6,715
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cooma · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cooma
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are a prominent part of daily life in Cooma, where the typical person is 44 years old. This is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. With 6,715 people, it is among the largest towns of its kind in the region.
6,715
▲ +0.8%
- 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 Cooma — higher than 86% of areas.
| Cooma | 6,715 |
|---|---|
| 2630, NSW | 8,876 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 44, which is noticeably older than the average person in New South Wales by five years.
44 yrs ▲ +4.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 23% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 16.4%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
23.0% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cooma splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.5% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Around 12.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, slightly above the New South Wales average.
4.5% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cooma, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (35%) 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 Cooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11036/cooma/topic/demographics-identity