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Cookamidgera, NSW

Cookamidgera had a population of 151 at the 2021 Census (−7.9% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,300. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cookamidgera at a glance

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

In Central West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cookamidgera's population shrank by 7.9% to 151, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 14.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.6%.

16.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 34.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 61 households.

The median household earns $1,300 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $148 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,491 a month.

6.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 28.2% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cookamidgera beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureCookamidgeraNSWAustralia
Population1518,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016−7.9%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age48.039.038.0
Households612,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting16.4%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright34.4%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,300$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week$148$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,491$2,167$1,863
Born overseas6.2%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion28.2%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

−7.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1372011
  2. 1642016
  3. 1512021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

Cookamidgera New South Wales
Share of people by age, Cookamidgera and New South Wales
0–914.6%
10–1913.9%
20–292.0%
30–3912.6%
40–4913.9%
50–5919.2%
60–6911.9%
70–799.9%
80+4.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cookamidgera at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.7%
  2. English49.0%
  3. Australian Aboriginal13.1%
  4. Scottish12.4%
  5. Irish10.3%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.8%
  2. England2.1%
  3. the Netherlands2.1%

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

Around Cookamidgera

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