6,696 ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,746
- 2016: 6,739
- 2021: 6,696
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cooloongup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cooloongup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Cooloongup, where the typical person is 42, making the area older than both the state and national figures. It is one of the largest areas at this level with 6,696 people. This population is skewed toward older adults and seniors, while the proportion of children is slightly lower than the state average.
6,696
▼ -0.7%
- 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 Cooloongup — higher than 86% of areas.
| Cooloongup | 6,696 |
|---|---|
| 6168, WA | 24,913 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cooloongup is among the largest areas at this level with 6,696 people. The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.7% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.4%, which is a little below the state figure.
20.7% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cooloongup splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.6% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. Regarding relationships, 12.4% of residents are in a de facto partnership, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
4.6% ▲ +47.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Cooloongup splits fairly evenly between Married (39%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Cooloongup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50329/cooloongup/topic/demographics-identity