2,313 ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,162
- 2016: 2,126
- 2021: 2,313
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kootingal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kootingal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 2,313 people in Kootingal are married, making it the most common relationship status in the area. This community is a little younger than the New South Wales average, with a notable proportion of children and a strong Indigenous presence.
2,313
▲ +7.0%
- 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 Kootingal — higher than 80% of areas.
| Kootingal | 2,313 |
|---|---|
| 2352, NSW | 2,950 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38, which is about the same as the national figure and a little younger than the state average.
38 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 21.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2% and much higher than most similar areas.
18.6% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.2% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kootingal splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.8% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 16.1%.
11.8% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.1% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kootingal, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (35%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kootingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12203/kootingal/topic/demographics-identity