5,698 ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,917
- 2016: 5,323
- 2021: 5,698
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coolbellup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coolbellup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a third of the 5,698 people living in Coolbellup are young adults aged between 25 and 44. This makes the area a little younger than both the state and national typical age of 38. It is a larger community than about 91% of similar areas.
5,698
▲ +15.9%
- 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 Coolbellup — higher than 86% of areas.
| Coolbellup | 5,698 |
|---|---|
| 6163, WA | 54,704 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the typical person in Western Australia or across the country.
37 yrs ▲ +2.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 16.2% of the population, a little below the national figure of 18.2%. Those aged 65 and over also account for 16.2%, which is lower than most similar areas.
16.2% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Coolbellup, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.3%, well above the national figure of 11.5%. Around 3.1% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.1% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.3% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coolbellup, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (31%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Coolbellup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50324/coolbellup/topic/demographics-identity