Suburb in Mid-Coast

Coopernook, NSW

Coopernook had a population of 625 at the 2021 Census (+16.2% since 2016). Median age 46.0. Median weekly household income $1,142. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Coopernook at a glance

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

In Mid North Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Coopernook's population grew by 16.2% to 625, faster than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 46.0, it is older than the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 12.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.3%.

13.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 48.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.3% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 223 households.

The median household earns $1,142 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $305 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,300 a month.

5.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 2.2% use a language other than English at home. 42.3% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Coopernook beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureCoopernookNSWAustralia
Population6258,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016+16.2%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age46.039.038.0
Households2232,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments1.3%21.8%14.3%
Renting13.4%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright48.4%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,142$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week$305$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,300$2,167$1,863
Born overseas5.6%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home2.2%28.2%23.6%
No religion42.3%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

+16.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4652011
  2. 5382016
  3. 6252021

Age

Median age 46.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

Coopernook New South Wales
Share of people by age, Coopernook and New South Wales
0–912.0%
10–1913.1%
20–297.5%
30–399.4%
40–4912.8%
50–5913.8%
60–6915.7%
70–7911.0%
80+5.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Coopernook at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian57.8%
  2. English43.6%
  3. Scottish11.3%
  4. Irish11.1%
  5. Australian Aboriginal8.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages1.2%
  2. Mandarin0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.8%
  2. China0.9%

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

Around Coopernook

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