6,447 ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5,579
- 2016: 7,532
- 2021: 6,447
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cooma · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Cooma
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up the largest relationship group in Cooma, where 42.3% of residents are wed. The town has grown by 16% since 2011, reaching a total population of 6,447 people. While the population is noticeably older than the national figure, the typical resident is now four years younger than they were in 2011.
6,447
▲ +15.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cooma — higher than 86% of areas.
| Cooma | 6,447 |
|---|---|
| 2630, NSW | 8,876 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 868 people between 2011 and 2021, making it larger than about 89% of similar areas. The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
43 yrs ▼ -8.5%
Younger than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 22.9% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% national average. In contrast, children under 15 make up 16.5%, which is a little below the national figure of 18.2%.
22.9% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cooma splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships make up 13.0%, a figure that rose 5.1 points since 2011.
4.7% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +65.1%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cooma, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Cooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114004/cooma/topic/demographics-identity