1,293 ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,121
- 2016: 1,223
- 2021: 1,293
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cossack · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cossack
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 1,293 people lives in Cossack, where the typical resident is now 39. This community has a varied age mix, with a significant number of children and a strong presence of people in de facto relationships.
1,293
▲ +15.3%
- 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 Cossack — higher than 74% of areas.
| Cossack | 1,293 |
|---|---|
| 0850, NT | 7,873 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39, making the area a little older than the national figure and noticeably older than the Territory average.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 20.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 14.1%, a figure that is well above the Territory average but well below the national one.
14.1% ▲ +102.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.6% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cossack splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 20.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 18.6%.
20.8% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.6% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cossack, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Cossack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70065/cossack/topic/demographics-identity