22 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16
- 2021: 22
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Koolanooka · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Koolanooka is just 33, making the area noticeably younger than both Western Australia and the rest of the country. This sparsely populated place has a very young profile, with children making up nearly a third of the population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Koolanooka — lower than 85% of areas.
| Koolanooka | 22 |
|---|---|
| 6623, WA | 575 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 22 people live here, which is smaller than about 84% of similar areas. The typical age is 33, which is 5 years younger than the national figure.
22 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
33 yrs —
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 31.8% of the population, a figure far above the 18.2% national average. In contrast, there are no residents aged 65 and over, placing the area far below the national figure of 17.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
31.8% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Koolanooka, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 45%, followed by Children (0–14) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (20%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Koolanooka, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Koolanooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50778/koolanooka/topic/demographics-identity