597 ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 559
- 2016: 527
- 2021: 597
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cooee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cooee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significantly higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Cooee than in the rest of Tasmania or Australia. This small community of 597 people is also noticeably older than the national average, with a strong presence of seniors.
597
▲ +6.8%
- 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 Cooee — higher than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Cooee is 44, making the area a little older than the state average and noticeably older than the typical Australian.
44 yrs ▲ +4.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 24.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Australian average at 15.1%.
24.8% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cooee splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 11.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above both state and national figures. Most people are married (41.5%) or have never been married (37.9%).
11.4% ▲ +959.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Cooee splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cooee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60126/cooee/topic/demographics-identity