137 ▼ -68.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 436
- 2016: 114
- 2021: 137
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cooyal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cooyal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 137 people in Cooyal are married. This is a small, older community where the typical resident is 45, making it noticeably older than the national figure.
137
▼ -68.6%
- 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 Cooyal — lower than 54% of areas.
| Cooyal | 137 |
|---|---|
| 2850, NSW | 19,146 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 137, which is smaller than about 52% of similar areas.
45 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 21.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is older, as children under 15 are well below the state average at 13.9%.
21.2% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cooyal, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.1% of the population, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Only 7.8% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well below the national average.
5.1% ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.8% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cooyal, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Cooyal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11055/cooyal/topic/demographics-identity