667 ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 615
- 2016: 606
- 2021: 667
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coffin Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Coffin Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the people in Coffin Bay are married, reflecting a community that is significantly older than the national average. The population has grown by 8.5% since 2011 to reach 667 residents. It is a place where seniors and older adults make up the vast majority of the population.
667
▲ +8.5%
- 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 Coffin Bay — lower than 57% of areas.
| Coffin Bay | 667 |
|---|---|
| 5607, SA | 5,360 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This typical age has risen by 4 years since the 2011 census.
57 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Older than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 34% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This explains why children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 12% of residents.
34.0% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coffin Bay splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common at 21.4%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 3.4% of the population, a little above the South Australian average.
3.4% ▲ +111.7%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.4% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coffin Bay, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Coffin Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421007/coffin-bay/topic/demographics-identity