450 ▲ +74.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 258
- 2016: 427
- 2021: 450
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Koorawatha · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Koorawatha
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift towards an older population marks the recent trend in Koorawatha, where the typical resident is now 52. This is far older than the national figure of 38, and the area is home to 450 people.
450
▲ +74.4%
- 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 Koorawatha — higher than 63% of areas.
| Koorawatha | 450 |
|---|---|
| 2807, NSW | 450 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 52, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39. This age is much higher than in most similar areas.
52 yrs ▲ +13.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Koorawatha has a small number of children, with those under 15 making up only 13.8%. This is well below the national figure, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.1% of the population.
25.1% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Koorawatha, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 7.1% of the population, which is well above the national average of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 15.5%.
7.1% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▲ +81.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Koorawatha splits fairly evenly between Married (36%) and Never married (34%), with Divorced at 18%.
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 Koorawatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12201/koorawatha/topic/demographics-identity