135 ▼ -59.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 334
- 2016: 137
- 2021: 135
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coonawarra · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Coonawarra is 53, making this area far older than the national average. This small community of 135 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a very low number of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coonawarra — lower than 54% of areas.
| Coonawarra | 135 |
|---|---|
| 5263, SA | 135 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Coonawarra is a small area with 135 residents. The typical person here is 53, which is far older than the typical Australian aged 38.
135 ▼ -59.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
53 yrs ▲ +26.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are few here, at just 13.3%.
26.7% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Coonawarra, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (57.4%), while those in de facto relationships make up 12.1%, which is about the same as the national figure. 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.
12.1% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Coonawarra, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Coonawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40306/coonawarra/topic/demographics-identity