Suburb in Clarence Valley

Coutts Crossing, NSW

Coutts Crossing had a population of 1,053 at the 2021 Census (−0.7% since 2016). Median age 44.4. Median weekly household income $1,172. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Coutts Crossing at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Coutts Crossing's population shrank by 0.7% to 1,053, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 44.4, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 12.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.3%.

13.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 45.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 391 households.

The median household earns $1,172 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $309 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,298 a month.

6.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.5% use a language other than English at home. 46.4% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Coutts Crossing beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureCoutts CrossingNSWAustralia
Population1,0538,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−0.7%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age44.438.438.2
Households3912,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting13.6%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright45.1%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,172$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$309$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,298$2,142$1,866
Born overseas6.5%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.5%28.2%23.6%
No religion46.4%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−0.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,0402011
  2. 1,0602016
  3. 1,0532021

Age

Median age 44.4, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Coutts Crossing New South Wales
Share of people by age, Coutts Crossing and New South Wales
0–912.8%
10–1912.6%
20–299.2%
30–3910.2%
40–4912.3%
50–5911.9%
60–6917.0%
70–7911.7%
80+3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Coutts Crossing at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.9%
  2. English47.6%
  3. Scottish15.3%
  4. Irish10.7%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.3%
  2. New Zealand1.5%
  3. Germany0.9%
  4. Samoa0.3%
  5. Scotland0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Coutts Crossing

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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