74 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64
- 2021: 74
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Copeland · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Copeland is 56 years old, making it far older than both the state and national figures. This small community of 74 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Copeland — lower than 66% of areas.
| Copeland | 74 |
|---|---|
| 2422, NSW | 5,608 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is just 74 people, which is smaller than about 64% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the national typical age of 38.
74 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, making up only 4.1% of the area.
27.0% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.1% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Copeland, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. Nearly half the population is married, while 11.9% are in a de facto relationship.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Copeland, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Copeland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11058/copeland/topic/demographics-identity