2,415 ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,313
- 2016: 2,428
- 2021: 2,415
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cohuna · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cohuna
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors now make up a far larger share of Cohuna than in other parts of the state. This is a notably older community where the typical resident is 55, which is 17 years older than the national figure.
2,415
▲ +4.4%
- 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 Cohuna — higher than 81% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 2,415 people, Cohuna is larger than about 82% of similar areas. The population is far older than the national average, with a typical age of 55.
55 yrs ▲ +7.8%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with 36.4% aged 65 and over, which is 19 points above the Australian figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 13.9% of the population, a figure well below the state average.
36.4% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cohuna, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 36%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (51.5%), while 10.5% are in a de facto relationship, which is lower than in most similar areas. Around 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure about the same as the state average.
1.9% ▲ +400.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cohuna, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Cohuna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20604/cohuna/topic/demographics-identity