282 ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 276
- 2016: 391
- 2021: 282
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Couridjah · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Couridjah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Well above the national figure, 15.3% of people in Couridjah live in de facto relationships. This small community of 282 people has a diverse age range, where nearly one in five residents are children under 15.
282
▲ +2.2%
- 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 Couridjah — lower than 85% of areas.
| Couridjah | 282 |
|---|---|
| 2571, NSW | 13,174 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 6 people since 2011. The typical resident is now 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 19.1% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 8.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 17.0%.
17.0% ▲ +87.9%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Couridjah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. While 47.2% of people are married, 15.3% are in de facto relationships, a rate well above the New South Wales average.
3.9% ▲ —
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Couridjah, the largest group is Married at 47%, 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 Couridjah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122042/couridjah/topic/demographics-identity