Suburb in Cootamundra-Gundagai

Coolac, NSW

Coolac had a population of 244 at the 2021 Census (+13.0% since 2016). Median age 38.0. Median weekly household income $1,563. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Coolac at a glance

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

In Riverina

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Coolac's population grew by 13.0% to 244, faster than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). Its median age of 38.0 is close to the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 15.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.6%.

6.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 60.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 82 households.

The median household earns $1,563 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $111 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1 a month.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 22.8% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Coolac beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureCoolacNSWAustralia
Population2448,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+13.0%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age38.038.438.2
Households822,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting6.4%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright60.3%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,563$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$111$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1$2,142$1,866
Born overseas0.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion22.8%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

+13.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2132011
  2. 2162016
  3. 2442021

Age

Median age 38.0, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Coolac New South Wales
Share of people by age, Coolac and New South Wales
0–915.6%
10–1917.2%
20–295.3%
30–3916.0%
40–4911.5%
50–5912.7%
60–6915.2%
70–795.3%
80+3.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Coolac at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English49.3%
  2. Australian46.6%
  3. Irish24.2%
  4. Scottish17.8%
  5. German6.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Coolac

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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