2,353 ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,589
- 2016: 2,105
- 2021: 2,353
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coonamble · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Coonamble
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher share of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Coonamble than in the rest of the state. This community of 2,353 people has grown by 48% since 2011 and is notably younger than most similar areas.
2,353
▲ +48.1%
- 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 Coonamble — higher than 74% of areas.
| Coonamble | 2,353 |
|---|---|
| 2829, NSW | 2,965 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Coonamble's population grew by 764 people since 2011. The typical resident is now 37, which is seven years younger than the typical person living here in 2011.
37 yrs ▼ -15.9%
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 22.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 20.3%, which is a little above the state average.
20.3% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.6% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coonamble splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 43.2% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the national figure. People in de facto relationships are also more common than in most areas at 14.0%.
43.2% ▲ +1459.3%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coonamble, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (30%) and Widowed (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 Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115044/coonamble/topic/demographics-identity