43 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36
- 2021: 43
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Cowal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lake Cowal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A striking 32.6% of the population are children under 15 in Lake Cowal, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area noticeably younger than most, with a typical resident aged just 32. It is a sparsely populated area with only 43 people.
43
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- 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 Lake Cowal — lower than 75% of areas.
| Lake Cowal | 43 |
|---|---|
| 2671, NSW | 3,969 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 32, which is among the lowest for similar areas and noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
32 yrs —
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up 32.6% of the population, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 18.2%. In contrast, the 14% of people aged 65 and over is well below both the state and national figures.
14.0% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
32.6% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lake Cowal, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 47%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. While 46.9% of people are married, those in de facto relationships are far below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Cowal, Married is the majority at 68%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Lake Cowal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12253/lake-cowal/topic/demographics-identity