587 ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 544
- 2016: 565
- 2021: 587
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coomba Park · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Coomba Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Coomba Park is now 62, making the area far older than most of Australia. This shift is striking, as the age of the usual resident jumped 26 years since 2011. The community is now mostly made up of seniors and older adults.
587
▲ +7.9%
- 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 Coomba Park — lower than 61% of areas.
| Coomba Park | 587 |
|---|---|
| 2428, NSW | 25,187 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 7.9% since 2011 to reach 587 people. This makes Coomba Park smaller than about 60% of similar areas.
62 yrs ▲ +72.2%
Older than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 62 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 39.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 have fallen to just 8.3%, well below the state and national averages.
39.4% ▲ +303.9%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.3% ▼ -66.4%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coomba Park splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (40%) and Older adults (45–64) (35%), with Young adults (25–44) at 11%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 9.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Nearly half of the population is married, and those in de facto relationships rose to 12.6% since 2011.
9.5% ▲ +768.1%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +58.5%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coomba Park, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (23%) and Divorced (16%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Coomba Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121023/coomba-park/topic/demographics-identity