372 ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 373
- 2016: 294
- 2021: 372
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Colebrook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Colebrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 8% of people in Colebrook identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the national average. The area is home to 372 people and has a population that is noticeably older than the typical Australian community.
372
▼ -0.3%
- 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 Colebrook — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44 years old, making the population a little older than the state average and noticeably older than the national figure.
44 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 only 11.8% of the population, which is well below both the state and national figures. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 31.2%.
18.5% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Colebrook splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Beyond the high proportion of Indigenous residents, those in de facto relationships are more common here than in most other areas, sitting well above the Australian figure of 11.5%.
8.3% ▲ +93.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▲ +94.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Colebrook splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (36%), with Divorced at 12%.
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 Colebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60120/colebrook/topic/demographics-identity