222 ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 240
- 2016: 197
- 2021: 222
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coobowie · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Coobowie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors make up the largest age group in Coobowie, where 36.9% of residents are aged 65 and over. This makes the area far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 61. The population is small and has shrunk by about 18 people since 2011.
222
▼ -7.5%
- 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 Coobowie — lower than 89% of areas.
| Coobowie | 222 |
|---|---|
| 5583, SA | 838 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 61, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This older trend has continued slightly since 2011, while the total population fell by 7.5% to 222 people.
61 yrs ▲ +1.7%
Older than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with 36.9% aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up only 13.5% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average.
36.9% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% ▲ +104.4%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Coobowie, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Only 4.6% of people are in a de facto relationship, a rate that is well below the state average and has fallen since 2011.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.6% ▼ -56.4%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coobowie, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (23%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Coobowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422017/coobowie/topic/demographics-identity