420 ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 362
- 2016: 386
- 2021: 420
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coolup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coolup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of children under 15 live in Coolup than in most other similar areas. The population of 420 people is about the same age as the state and national average, though the local age mix is skewed towards young families.
420
▲ +16.0%
- 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 Coolup — higher than 62% of areas.
| Coolup | 420 |
|---|---|
| 6214, WA | 684 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Coolup is 420, which is larger than about 65% of similar areas. The typical resident is 38, matching the same figure seen across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
38 yrs ▼ -5.0%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 22.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the 16.4% of residents aged 65 and over is lower than most areas and about the same as the state average.
16.4% ▲ +64.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.6% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coolup splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More people live in de facto relationships here than in most areas, at 14.9%, which is well above the national rate of 11.5%. Around 1.9% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a little below the national figure of 3.2%.
1.9% ▲ —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▲ +71.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coolup, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Coolup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50330/coolup/topic/demographics-identity