229 ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 297
- 2016: 183
- 2021: 229
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coongulla · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coongulla
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Coongulla is 61 years old, which is among the highest ages seen in similar areas. This small community of 229 people is far older than the national average, with a population heavily weighted toward seniors and older adults.
229
▼ -22.9%
- 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 Coongulla — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 61 is far older than the Victorian and national figure of 38 years.
61 yrs ▲ +15.1%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 40.6% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 3.5%.
40.6% ▲ +94.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.5% ▼ -78.4%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Coongulla, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Youth (15–24) (11%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (56.8%), while those in de facto relationships make up 6.1%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 1.3% of the population.
1.3% ▲ —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.1% ▲ +109.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coongulla, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Coongulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20628/coongulla/topic/demographics-identity