63 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64
- 2021: 63
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coombe · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Coombe is a sparsely populated area where a high proportion of couples live together. It has a total population of just 63 people, with a typical resident being noticeably older at 44 than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coombe — lower than 68% of areas.
| Coombe | 63 |
|---|---|
| 5267, SA | 2,026 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population consists of 63 people, which is smaller than about 67% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than those in South Australia and across the country.
63 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is dominated by older adults aged 45 to 64, who make up 34.9% of the population. Those aged 65 and over account for 14.3%, which is well below the state figure.
14.3% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Coombe, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Children (0–14) (19%) and Youth (15–24) (15%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 21.7% of people in such a partnership, a figure far above the national average. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents in the area.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Coombe, Married is the majority at 76%; Never married is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Coombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40301/coombe/topic/demographics-identity