3,732 ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,633
- 2016: 3,667
- 2021: 3,732
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Koonawarra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Koonawarra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 10% of residents in Koonawarra identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the national average. This is a young community where the typical resident is only 36 years old. With over 3,700 people, it is larger than most similar areas in the region.
3,732
▲ +2.7%
- 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 Koonawarra — higher than 86% of areas.
| Koonawarra | 3,732 |
|---|---|
| 2530, NSW | 35,038 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 36, making the population noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39. This age is also a little younger than the Australian average of 38.
36 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is younger than most, while seniors aged 65 and over are slightly less common here than in the rest of the state.
16.3% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.6% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Koonawarra splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 9.8% of the community, which is much higher than most areas. About 12.8% of people are in de facto relationships, a figure a little above the state and national averages.
9.8% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +54.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Koonawarra, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Koonawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12196/koonawarra/topic/demographics-identity