389 ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 376
- 2016: 368
- 2021: 389
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cowwarr · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cowwarr
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 389 people in Cowwarr are married, reflecting a community with a strong presence of established couples. This is an older area where the typical resident is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
389
▲ +3.5%
- 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 Cowwarr — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cowwarr has a total population of 389 people, making it larger than about 64% of similar areas.
47 yrs ▲ +30.6%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The population is notably older than average, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 22.9% of the community. This is well above the 17.2% seen across Australia, while children under 15 are slightly below the national figure at 16.2%.
22.9% ▲ +91.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cowwarr, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.5% of the area, which is a little above the national figure of 11.5%. There are no residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cowwarr, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Cowwarr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20659/cowwarr/topic/demographics-identity