5,595 ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,605
- 2016: 5,482
- 2021: 5,595
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Corowa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Corowa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors make up the largest age group in Corowa, with 31.5% of the population aged 65 and over. This is a far older community than the national average, where the typical resident is 52. The town is larger than about 91% of similar areas, with 5,595 people living here.
5,595
▼ -0.2%
- 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 Corowa — higher than 86% of areas.
| Corowa | 5,595 |
|---|---|
| 2646, NSW | 6,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Corowa is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most other similar places.
52 yrs ▲ +13.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high proportion of seniors—31.5%—live here, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This is mirrored by a low number of children under 15, who make up 14.6% of the population, well below the national average.
31.5% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Corowa splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the Australian figure. Nearly half of the community are married, while 12.3% are in a de facto relationship.
2.4% ▲ +109.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Corowa, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Corowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11080/corowa/topic/demographics-identity