69 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69
- 2021: 69
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cooke Plains · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cooke Plains
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of just 69 people makes Cooke Plains a sparsely populated area. The community is noticeably older than the national average, with the typical resident being 45 years old.
69
—
- 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 Cooke Plains — lower than 67% of areas.
| Cooke Plains | 69 |
|---|---|
| 5261, SA | 335 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, being smaller than about 66% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably older than those in South Australia and Australia, with a typical age of 45.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 only 5.8% of the population, a figure far below the national average. While 37.7% are older adults aged 45 to 64, the proportion of seniors is much lower than most areas at 8.7%.
8.7% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cooke Plains, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, followed by Youth (15–24) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Most residents are married at 56.7%, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 7.7%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.7% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cooke Plains, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 37%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Cooke Plains
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cooke Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40297/cooke-plains/topic/demographics-identity