7,404 ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,308
- 2016: 7,227
- 2021: 7,404
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kooringal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kooringal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population defines Kooringal, where the typical resident is just 35. With 7,404 people, it is among the largest areas of its kind in the region and is home to a high proportion of children.
7,404
▲ +1.3%
- 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 Kooringal — higher than 87% of areas.
| Kooringal | 7,404 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | 61,511 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
35 yrs ▼ -5.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 21.3% of the population, a figure well above the 18.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why the area is so much younger than most other similar places.
17.5% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.3% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kooringal, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 27%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are either married (42.6%) or have never been married (38.8%).
7.2% ▲ +73.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Kooringal splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Kooringal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12202/kooringal/topic/demographics-identity