168 ▼ -34.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 256
- 2016: 123
- 2021: 168
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coomba Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coomba Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Coomba Bay, where the typical person is 58. This age gap is stark compared to the national figure, with a population that leans heavily towards seniors and older adults.
168
▼ -34.4%
- 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 Coomba Bay — higher than 50% of areas.
| Coomba Bay | 168 |
|---|---|
| 2428, NSW | 25,187 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 58, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39. There are 168 people living in the area.
58 yrs ▲ +1.8%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 38.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 8.9%.
38.7% ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.9% ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Coomba Bay, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Young adults (25–44) (11%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.0% of the population, which is well above the state figure. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents recorded here.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +155.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coomba Bay, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Coomba Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11037/coomba-bay/topic/demographics-identity