30 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38
- 2021: 30
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cougal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cougal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cougal is far older than most people in the region, with the usual age being 64. This sparsely populated area is mostly made up of seniors and older adults, with very few children or young people living here.
30
—
- 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 Cougal — lower than 81% of areas.
| Cougal | 30 |
|---|---|
| 2474, NSW | 6,492 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cougal has a total population of 30 people, which is smaller than about 80% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of the state and country.
64 yrs —
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 64 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 53.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10% of the area, which is well below the New South Wales figure.
53.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.0% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cougal, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 48%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (42%) and Children (0–14) (9%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 33.3% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is far above the national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national proportions.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
33.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cougal, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (33%) and Divorced (25%).
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 Cougal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11088/cougal/topic/demographics-identity